RUIZ v. STATE

No. CR 87-174.

772 S.W.2d 297 (1989)

299 Ark. 144

Paul RUIZ and Earl Van Denton, Appellants, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Irwin, Mark S. Cambiano, Russellville, for appellants.

Clint Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HAYS, Justice.

This capital murder case has followed a long and tortuous path. Appellants were charged with the robbery, kidnapping and murder of Marvin Ritchie and Opal James. They were twice found guilty and given death sentences and in the latest trial, involving only the issue of punishment, death sentences were again imposed. Those proceedings have been reviewed three times by this court, twice by the Court of Appeals...

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