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Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down death penalty law
The state of Arkansas will have to rethink how it puts prisoners to death thanks to the state’s Supreme Court ruling on Friday (PDF) that its current procedures are unconstitutional. In a split decision, the top court’s justices ruled that the legislature had “abdicated its responsibility” by turning over control…
Juror’s tweets ensure retrial for death row inmate
A death row inmate in the southern US state of Arkansas has been granted a new trial after one juror during the original hearing was caught sending Twitter messages and another juror fell asleep. The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the death sentence for Erickson Dimas-Martinez, 26, and ordered…
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