Legal Opinion
Camargo v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 17, 1997No. CR 96-780PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray Thornton, Justice.
Appellant Rafael Camargo was convicted of two counts of capital murder and sentenced to death. On October 31, 1994, he killed his former girlfriend, Deanna Petree, and her fifteen-month-old son, Jonathan. The crimes took place in the home Deanna and Jonathan shared with her mother and three brothers. Her mother and two of the brothers testified that they saw appellant shoot Deanna. Robert, the oldest brother, testified that appellant also pointed the shotgun at him and pulled the trigger; but the gun failed to fire. All the survivors took refuge outside the house and…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by60 opinions
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