GARDNER v. STATE

No. CR-19-257.

598 S.W.3d 10 (2020)

2020 Ark. 147

Scotty Ray GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Opinion Delivered: April 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Teri L. Chambers Arkansas Public Defender Commission, for appellant.

Leslie Rutledge , Att'y Gen., by: Christopher R. Warthen , Ass't Att'y Gen., and Joseph Karl Luebke , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


Scotty Gardner appeals his capital-murder conviction and death sentence. For reversal, he argues that the circuit court erroneously (1) denied him the right to self-representation, (2) refused to offer a non-model "mercy" jury instruction, and (3) included two aggravating jury instructions offered by the State...

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