Legal Opinion
Giles v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 11, 1977No. CR 75-209PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John A. Fogleman, Justice.
Appellant Henry Giles was found guilty of the murder of Evelyn Drummond in the commission of a robbery and sentenced to death by electrocution in a bifurcated trial. We find error only in the sentencing procedure, and, since we find no other error, affirm the conviction but modify the judgment to a finding of guilt of life felony-murder with a sentence of life imprisonment without parole unless the Attorney General elects to request a remand for a new trial.
We shall consider the points for reversal asserted by appellant and those raised by amicus curiae to the extent…
2Cases cited68 opinions
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- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by104 opinions
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