Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 28, 1999No. CR 98-309PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The appellant, Brodrick Resean Jones, was convicted of capital murder and criminal attempt to commit aggravated robbery and sentenced to life in prison without parole. He appeals his judgment of conviction on five grounds. We affirm.

On the evening of February 11, 1996, Jones and his friend, Darrell Haire, went out to “do some drinking and riding” in Little Rock. They stopped at a Stax Store in southwest Little Rock for gasoline and a bag of chips and at two other gasoline stations, including a Texaco station, ostensibly to buy beer. Next, they drove east on Cantrell…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by65 opinions

  1. Ramaker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  2. Howard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  3. McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  4. Baughman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Edmond v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003

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