Legal Opinion

Royce Calkins v. State of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 22, 2024PublishedCited by 4 opinions

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2024 Ark. 23

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-23-486 Opinion Delivered: February 22, 2024 ROYCE CALKINS APPEAL FROM THE STONE APPELLANT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 69CR-21-36] V. HONORABLE TIM WEAVER, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS AFFIRMED. APPELLEE JOHN DAN KEMP, Chief Justice Appellant Royce Calkins appeals a Stone County Circuit Court order convicting him of two counts of first-degree murder and sentencing him to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment, plus a fifteen-year sentencing enhancement to each term for using a firearm. For reversal, Calkins (1) challenges the sufficiency of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jesse Q. Collins v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2021
  2. Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
  3. Breeden v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
  4. McClendon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2019
  5. Leaks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Markeith Mitchell v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2025
  2. Corey Jeffery v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2024
  3. CHRISTOPHER MCDANIELS v. STATE OF ARKANSASSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2025
  4. Calkins v. PayneDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2025

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