Legal Opinion

Thessing v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 2, 2006No. CR 05-420PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Billy Thessing apfrom his and commitment order for multiple offenses and his sentences, which include the death penalty. He raises nine points and requests that this court reverse his convictions and remand this case to the lower court or, in the alternative, that this court reverse his death sentence and remand for resentencing. We hold that his points are without merit, and we affirm the judgment and commitment order.

On February 17, 2003, Susan Basinger Sweet went to the home of her mother, Mattie Basinger, a sixty-seven year old cancer survivor. She…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Boyde v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Weeks v. AngeloneSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Romano v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Wicks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
  2. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2010
  3. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
  4. Newman v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  5. Nooner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014

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