Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 24, 2009No. CR 08-356PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAUL E. DANIELSON, Justice.

I, Appellant Robert Lee Williams Jr. a/k/a R.J. Williams, appeals from his convictions for capital murder, residential burglary, and aggravated robbery and his sentence to life imprisonment without parole. He asserts three points on appeal: (1) that the circuit court erred in refusing to allow his parents to testify more fully regarding his childhood and mental condition; (2) that the circuit court erred in denying his Bat-son challenges to five jurors; and (3) that the circuit court erred in denying his motion in limine. We affirm Williams’s convictions and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. MacKintrush v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  4. Springs v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  5. Armstrong v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Nunn v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015

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