Gardner v. State

Jim Gunter, Justice.

This appeal arises from the conviction and sentence of appellant, Wallace Gardner, by a Pulaski County jury for the shooting death of Glen Ford, Jr. Appellant was convicted of capital murder, a violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-10-101 (Repl. 1997), a class Y felony, and aggravated robbery, a violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-12-103 (Repl. 1997), a class Y felony. Appellant was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without parole on the murder conviction and twenty-seven years for the aggravated-robbery conviction. On appeal, he argues that the circuit court…