Williams v. State, 991 S.W.2d 565 (Ark.1999)

Cases | Williams v. State, 991 S.W.2d 565 (Ark.1999) | 2018

The defendant was convicted of capital murder, kidnapping, rape, and aggravated robbery. He appealed, arguing, among other things, that victim-impact evidence is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed, noting that it has upheld the constitutionality of the victim-impact statute on many occasions, and the defendant failed to provide a compelling reason why the Court should reconsider its prior rulings on the admission of victim impact evidence.