Singleton v. State

Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice.

On October 30, 1979, after a trial by jury, appellant, Charles L. Singleton, was sentenced to death by electrocution for capital felony murder, and life imprisonment for aggravated robbery.

We affirm the conviction and sentence for capital felony murder, but set aside the lesser included offense of aggravated robbery. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-105 (1) (a) (2) (a) (Repl. 1977) prohibits the entry of a judgment of conviction on capital felony murder and the underlying specified felony. Swaite v. State, 272 Ark. 128, 612 S.W. 2d 307 (1981). Generally, this Court will…