Legal Opinion
Fretwell v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 19, 1986No. CR 85-208Published
1Opinion of the Court
708 S.W.2d 630 (1986)
289 Ark. 91
Bobby Ray FRETWELL, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.
No. CR 85-208.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
May 19, 1986.
William J. Velek, Greenbrier, for appellant.
Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., Little Rock, by Mary Beth Sudduth, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
DUDLEY, Justice.
Appellant was charged with capital murder. He realized that at trial the proof of guilt would be overwhelming. Under Arkansas law only a jury may impose the penalty of death, so appellant attempted to plead guilty to the court, but the prosecutor would not assent, and the court would not accept the…
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