Jerry Lard v. State of Arkansas

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2020 Ark. 110

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-19-351 Opinion Delivered: March 12, 2020 JERRY LARD APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE GREENE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 28CR-12-173] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE BRENT DAVIS, APPELLEE JUDGE AFFIRMED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice Jerry Lard, who has been sentenced to death for capital murder, appeals the circuit court’s order that he can waive his right to postconviction relief, including his Rule 37.5 petition. Additionally, he appeals the circuit court’s declining to address whether he is constitutionally ineligible for the death penalty due…