Edward Charles Pickens v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
In 1975 Edward Charles Pickens was charged by information in Arkansas state court with murder in the first degree pursuant to Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-2205 (current version at Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1502 (1977)). Several weeks prior to trial the State amended the information to charge Pickens with capital felony murder pursuant to Ark. Stat.Ann. § 41-4702 (current version at Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1501 (1977)), which carries the possibility of a death sentence. Because of the death penalty possibility, Pick-ens was afforded a bifurcated jury trial. See Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1301 (1977). The…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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