Legal Opinion

Isbell v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 23, 1996No. CR 96-517PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID NEWBERN, Justice.

Brandon Anthony Isbell shot and killed Lois Wallace in the course of a robbery of a grocery store in Stuttgart. He was convicted in a jury trial of capital murder for causing the death of Ms. Wallace in furtherance of the robbery and under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life. Ark. Code Ann. § 5-10-101(a)(l) (Supp. 1995). Mr. Isbell was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. We affirm the judgment.

The murder occurred October 28, 1994, when Brandon Isbell was aged 14 years. The sufficiency of the evidence is not at issue, so…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Bennett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Pyle v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  5. Wainwright v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990

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3Cited by44 opinions

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