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ECHOLS v. STATE

No. CR 99-1060.

42 S.W.3d 467 (2001)

344 Ark. 513

Damien Wayne ECHOLS v. STATE of Arkansas.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Denying Rehearing June 7, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mandell & Wright, L.L.P., by Edward A. Mallett, Houston, for appellant.

Mark Pryor, Att'y Gen., by David R. Raupp, Sr. Ass't Att'y Gen., and James R. Gowen, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

Appellant Damien Wayne Echols was charged, along with Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, with the murders of three eight-year-old boys, Michael Moore, Steve Branch, and Christopher Byers, that occurred on May 5, 1993, in West Memphis. Misskelley was convicted of one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment and a total of forty years' imprisonment, respectively. This court...

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