Ayden Merrell v. State of Arkansas

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2026 Ark. 15

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-603 Opinion Delivered: February 5, 2026 AYDEN MERRELL APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE MILLER V. COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 46CR-24-295] STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE HONORABLE L. WREN AUTRY, JUDGE AFFIRMED. COURTNEY RAE HUDSON, Associate Justice Appellant Ayden Merrell appeals the Miller County Circuit Court’s order sentencing him as an adult and imposing a life sentence for his commission of capital murder and aggravated robbery when he was a juvenile. For reversal, Merrell argues that the circuit court erred by finding that the State proved that…