Legal Opinion

Lazarus Reaves v. State of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 11, 2025PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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2025 Ark. 202

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-25-73 Opinion Delivered: December 11, 2025 LAZARUS REAVES APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 72CR-21-387] V. HONORABLE JOANNA TAYLOR, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE AFFIRMED. COURTNEY RAE HUDSON, Associate Justice A Washington County Circuit Court jury found appellant Lazarus Reaves guilty of capital murder and tampering with physical evidence. Reaves was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the murder and a concurrent term of six years’ imprisonment for tampering. He now appeals. For reversal,…

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  3. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
  4. Clemons v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2010
  5. Bryant Smith v. State of ArkansasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2025

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