Legal Opinion
Hatley v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 27, 1986No. CR 85-192PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Steele Hays, Justice.
On July 13, 1984 the Chief of Police and a patrolman for the City of Cotton Plant, Arkansas, were shot and killed while investigating the theft of a motorcycle. At 4:00 a.m. on the 14th appellant Benny Hatley was arrested in Des Arc for those murders. He was taken to the Des Arc police station where he later gave a statement admitting shooting the two officers. Hatley was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on each charge of capital felony murder. On appeal, Hatley raises eight points of error, the primary contention being that his confession…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Rector v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- United States v. UdeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by27 opinions
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