Legal Opinion

Grigsby v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 25, 1976No. CR-76-60PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellant Grigsby was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the capital felony murder of John Henry Childers while in the perpetration of a robbery. We find no reversible error and affirm.

Among his stated points for reversal are the following:

THE COURT ERRED IN OVERRULING DEFENDANT’S MOTION IN LIMINE THAT JURORS WHO WOULD NOT CONSIDER THE DEATH PENALTY NOT BE EXCUSED FOR CAUSE IN THAT PART OF THE TRIAL AT WHICH DEFENDANT’S GUILT OR INNOCENCE WOULD BE DECIDED.

THE COURT ERRED IN OVERRULING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR PAYMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES AND WITNESS FEES…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  2. State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  3. Holmes v. GoldsmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. Karnes v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
  5. State v. HauptmannSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1935

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. State v. BuggsTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  3. Cloman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Barrett v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  5. Bouwkamp v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992

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