MARTA v. STATE

No. CR 98-105.

983 S.W.2d 924 (1999)

336 Ark. 67

Yitzhak Abba MARTA, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

January 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denny Hyslip, Fayetteville, for Appellant.

Winston Bryant, Attorney General, Mac Golden, Assistant Attorney General, Little Rock, for Appellee.


ANNABELLE CLINTON IMBER, Justice.

The appellant in this case, Yitzhak Abba Marta, told the victim's mother that her "son was killed because of his sexual preferences." After a three-day trial, the jury found Mr. Marta guilty of capital murder, and the court sentenced him to life imprisonment without parole. We affirm.

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