Orsini v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
Alston Jennings, Special Chief Justice.
Appellant, Mary Lee Orsini, was found guilty of first degree murder in connection with the death on March 11, 1981, of her husband, Ron Orsini, and she appeals from the judgment of the trial court by which she was sentenced to life imprisonment. As grounds for reversal, appellant contends: (1) the information filed against her by the prosecuting attorney should have been quashed or dismissed, (2) there was no substantial evidence to support the jury’s finding, (3) rulings of the trial court on several issues regarding the admission or exclusion of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Rea v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- Hutcherson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. Isaac M.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2001
- Gaffney v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- Mary Lee Orsini v. Virginia Wallace, Warden, Women's Unit, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Mary Lee Orsini v. Virginia Wallace, Warden, Women's Unit, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990