Legal Opinion

Dansby v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 7, 1999No. CR 97-1415PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

Mr. Joe Louis Dansby was convicted of two counts of capital murder in the deaths of a young Nevada County couple and the jury imposed the death penalty. Accordingly, our jurisdiction is authorized pursuant to Ark. S. Ct. R. 1-2(a)(2) (1999). Mr. Dansby raises six assignments of error on appeal. We find no merit in any of the points raised, and we affirm the judgment of conviction.

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Misskelley v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Perry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  5. Sanford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  2. Barrett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  3. MacKool v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  4. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  5. Fowler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999

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