Legal Opinion
Scotty Ray Gardner v. State of Arkansas
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 16, 2020PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2020 Ark. 147
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-19-257 Opinion Delivered: April 16, 2020 SCOTTY RAY GARDNER APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE FAULKNER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 23CR-16-194] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE CHARLES E. CLAWSON, APPELLEE JR., JUDGE AFFIRMED. RHONDA K. WOOD, Associate Justice Scotty Gardner appeals his capital-murder conviction and death sentence. For reversal, he argues that the circuit court erroneously (1) denied him the right to self- representation, (2) refused to offer a non-model “mercy” jury instruction, and (3) included two aggravating jury instructions…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Wicks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Nooner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1995
- Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
- Kemp v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
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