Legal Opinion

Henderson v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 13, 1983No. CR 82-155PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Mark Christian Henderson, the appellant, was convicted of the January 30, 1982, capital felony murders of Steve Francis and Diane Francis in Arkadelphia. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. We reverse and remand for a new trial. Jurisdiction in is this Court pursuant to Rule 29 (1) (b).

We first address appellant’s meritorious argument that the trial court erroneously limited cross-examination of the accomplice.

Two people were murdered during the course of a robbery. The appellant, Mark Henderson, was charged with both capital felony murders. He was…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. State v. LittleArizona Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Rhodes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  5. Klimas v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. MacKool v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  2. Orsini v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  3. Richmond v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  4. Linell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  5. Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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