Supreme Court of Arkansas· 12/23/1996

Echols v. State

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936 S.W.2d 509
326 Ark. 917
1996 Ark. LEXIS 706

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holding that “[w]hen a judicial officer becomes so involved in the investigation as to be deemed a participant, he has abandoned this role”
holding that section 5-4-603(a) merely provides specified criteria that must be fully satisfied before the death penalty can be imposed; it does not contain a binding instruction nor require a mandatory death sentence
stating that witness testimony that a defendant admitted to committing the murders was direct evidence of guilt
noting that Arkansas courts had conducted proportionality review in the past although the federal constitution did not require one
describing cross-examination of social history expert on damaging information in the defendant’s medical records
describing cross-examination of social history expert on damaging information in the defendant’s medical records

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