Arkansas
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- MARCH 5, 2003ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Young teen-agers could not be executed under legislation...
Young teen-agers could not be executed under legislation headed to the House floor
- FEBRUARY 27, 2003ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
A House committee endorsed legislation that would add...
A House committee endorsed legislation that would add murdering an older person to the list of aggravating circumstances for which the death penalty could be imposed
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
A US federal appeals court ruled that a paranoid schizophrenic...
A US federal appeals court ruled that a paranoid schizophrenic inmate who is sane only when forced to take medication is eligible for death row
- FEBRUARY 10, 2003ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
A US federal appeals court ruled that a paranoid schizophrenic...
A US federal appeals court ruled that a paranoid schizophrenic inmate who is sane only when forced to take medication is eligible for death row
- JANUARY 1, 2003ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Arkansas allows the execution of juvenile offenders...
Arkansas allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above but forbids the execution of mentally retarded
- MAY 13, 2002ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
In Little Rock, 3 years after his conviction, a white...
In Little Rock, 3 years after his conviction, a white supremacist has been sentenced to die for the 1996 murders of William Mueller, his wife, Nancy Mueller, and her daughter, Sarah Powell
- FEBRUARY 4, 2002ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Circuit Court Judge Jim Hudson sentenced Justin C
Circuit Court Judge Jim Hudson sentenced Justin C
- JANUARY 1, 2002ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
Arkansas does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
Arkansas does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- OCTOBER 13, 2001ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
A federal appeals court commuted the death sentence...
A federal appeals court commuted the death sentence of Charles Singleton in Arkansas because he could understand his punishment only if the state forced him to take anti-psychotic drugs
- MAY 14, 2001ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
A bill introduced by Sen
A bill introduced by Sen
- MAY 14, 2001ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
The Arkansas House Judiciary Committee blocked Sen
The Arkansas House Judiciary Committee blocked Sen
- MAY 8, 2001ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
The state executed a murderer who said he wouldn't...
The state executed a murderer who said he wouldn't appeal his sentence because it would bring more torment to the families of his 5 victims