GATES v. STATE

No. CR 98-1197.

2 S.W.3d 40 (1999)

338 Ark. 530

Jason N. GATES v. STATE of Arkansas.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

September 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arkansas Public Defender Commission, by: Mac J. Carder, Jr., Betsy Johnson, and Scott Bles, Little Rock, for appellant.

Mark Pryor, Att'y Gen., by: Kent G. Holt, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


LAVENSKI R. SMITH, Justice.

The appellant, Jason N. Gates ("Gates"), raises three points in his appeal of a capital murder conviction. Following conviction, the jury sentenced Gates to life imprisonment without parole. First, Gates argues that the Prosecuting Attorney made improper statements during closing arguments, including a veiled reference that Gates should have testified in his own defense during trial. Second, Gates argues that the trial court erred in allowing...

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