Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided July 18, 1983No. CR 80-147Published
1Opinion of the Court
655 S.W.2d 441 (1983)
280 Ark. 190
Paul RUIZ and Earl Van Denton, Petitioners,
v.
STATE of Arkansas, Respondent.
No. CR 80-147.
Supreme Court of Arkansas.
July 18, 1983.
Kaplan, Hollingsworth & Brewer, P.A. by Ron Heller, Little Rock, for petitioners.
Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Victra L. Fewell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.
2Per curiam
Petitioners Paul Ruiz and Earl Van Denton were first convicted in the Circuit Court of Logan County of capital murder in the June 29, 1977, robbery, kidnapping and shooting deaths of Marvin Ritchie and Opal James. The jury returned death sentences. On appeal, we…
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