This subchapter applies to all persons under sentence of death, including those whose cases were pending on direct review when this subchapter was passed, who file their initial applications for state post-conviction relief on or after March 31, 1997.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-91-203
Applicability of subchapter
Known as the Arkansas Effective Death Penalty Act
The act spans §§ 16–16 (24 sections).
Acts 1997, No. 925, § 6.
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