Sullivan v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

The appellant, as a result of his having killed three young women during an episode in Little Rock, was convicted of capital murder and burglary and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole and to a 30-year prison term. His two arguments for reversal relate to the composition of the jury.

We have decided his first contention, that a death-qualified jury is unconstitutional, adversely to his position. Rector v. State, 280 Ark. 385, 659 S.W.2d 168 (1983). We adhere to that holding.

Second, the defense moved to quash the jury panel on the ground that the…