Hutcherson v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This is an appeal from a Monroe County Circuit Court conviction sentencing Larry Ray Hutcherson to life imprisonment without parole for the capital murder of Ron Brooks — an Arkansas state policeman.

Just before noon on February 27, 1975, three men escaped from the Monroe County jail in Clarendon. The victim, Ron Brooks, chased the escapees into an alley in Clarendon, fired his gun and ordered them to stop. One of the escapees continued to run and was captured later. The other two were detained by Brooks and handcuffed. After the escapees were handcuffed and during or…