Griffin v. State

Bradley D. Jesson, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Anthony Wayne Griffin, was charged and convicted of capital felony murder in Crittenden County Circuit Court and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. On appeal, he asserts seven points of error: (1) the trial court erred in failing to suppress statements Griffin made while in custody; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to grant his request for a continuance; (3) the overlapping between the capital murder and first-degree murder statutes allows the jury to make an unconstitutionally capricious choice of crime and punishment; (4)…