[DOWNLOAD] "Maxwell v. State" by Supreme Court of Arkansas ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Maxwell v. State
- Author : Supreme Court of Arkansas
- Release Date : January 27, 1963
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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This is a criminal case wherein appellant was charged, under Ark. Stat. Ann. 1947, Sec. 41-3401, with the commission of the offense of rape. Prior to 1915 conviction for this offense carried a mandatory death penalty. By Act No. 187 of 1915 (Ark. Stat. Ann. 1947, Sec. 43-2153) the mandatory death penalty was removed as to all capital offenses and the jury trying the accused was authorized to bring in a verdict of guilty and life imprisonment in the State penitentiary in lieu of the death penalty, if it so desired. 2. At the conclusion of this trial the court provided the jury with three forms of verdicts, as follows: (1) Not guilty; (2) Guilty with life imprisonment; (3) Guilty as charged. After several hours of deliberation the jury returned verdict No. 3, making the death sentence mandatory. Such a sentence was pronounced upon the appellant on April 5, 1962. Execution of appellant has been stayed pending review of the case here on appeal.