Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 2, 2012No. CR 11-576PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAREN R. BAKER, Justice.

| íA Van Burén County jury convicted appellant Rodney Jones of capital murder in the shooting death of his ex-wife, Orzo-na Fischer. The jury sentenced appellant to life imprisonment without parole. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule l-2(a)(2) (2011). Appellant raises three points for reversal. We find no merit in any of his arguments and affirm.

Because appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence and the salient facts of the case are not in dispute, only a brief recitation of the facts is necessary. On September 5, 2008,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Sweet v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
  3. Ferrell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  5. Boyle v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Stevenson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
  2. Friar v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
  3. Sipe v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2012
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  5. Schnarr v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017

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