Hayes v. State

Frank Holt, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of capital felony murder of two individuals in the same criminal episode (Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-1501 [Repl. 1977]) and assessed his punishment at death by electrocution. We find merit in appellant’s first contention for reversal that the trial court erred in denying him access to the staff reports and records made by the Southeast Arkansas Mental Health Center and the State Hospital in conjunction with court ordered psychiatric and psychological examinations.

On August 15, 1979, through court appointed counsel, the court granted appellant’s…