Legal Opinion
Pedraza v. Circuit Court of Drew County
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 14, 2013No. CR 12-851PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFF HOOFMAN, Justice.
11 Petitioner Daniel Pedraza is charged with capital murder, and the State is seeking the death penalty. Pedraza has filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking this court to order the Drew County Circuit Court to grant a continuance of his trial. Because Pedraza requests extraordinary relief, our jurisdiction is pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 12(a)(3). We deny the petition.
On March 2, 2012, Pedraza, without counsel, made his first appearance in the Drew County Circuit Court and was held without bond pending charges of capital murder. He was charged with…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Rompilla v. BeardSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Franz Ex Rel. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
- Westbrook v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
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