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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-601

Legislative intent

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Hobbs v. Gordon (2014)

Most recently applied in Hobbs v. Gordon (May 2014)

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1308; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1308.

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(1) In enacting this subchapter, it is the intent of the General Assembly to specify the procedures and standards pursuant to which a sentencing body shall conform in making a determination as to whether a sentence of death is to be imposed upon a conviction of capital murder.

(2) If the provisions of this subchapter respecting sentencing procedures are held invalid with regard to the imposition of a sentence of death or a sentence of death is declared to be invalid per se, it is the intent of the General Assembly that: Capital murder is punishable by life imprisonment without parole; and

(3) The procedures and findings required by §§ 5-4-602 — 5-4-605, 5-4-607, and 5-4-608 are deemed repealed and of no effect.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.