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RUIZ v. STATE

No. CR 80-147.

655 S.W.2d 441 (1983)

280 Ark. 190

Paul RUIZ and Earl Van Denton, Petitioners, v. STATE of Arkansas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 18, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kaplan, Hollingsworth & Brewer, P.A. by Ron Heller, Little Rock, for petitioners.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Victra L. Fewell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioners Paul Ruiz and Earl Van Denton were first convicted in the Circuit Court of Logan County of capital murder in the June 29, 1977, robbery, kidnapping and shooting deaths of Marvin Ritchie and Opal James. The jury returned death sentences. On appeal, we reversed and remanded for a new trial in another part of the district. Ruiz & Van Denton v. State, 265 Ark. 875, 582 S.W.2d 915 (1979). The two men...

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