Williams v. State, 67 S.W.3d 548 (Ark. 2002)

Cases | Williams v. State, 67 S.W.3d 548 (Ark. 2002) | 2018

The defendant was convicted of capital-felony murder and theft of property. He appealed, arguing, among other things, that the admission of victim-impact evidence in his case caused the jury to punish him based on their sympathy for the victims and their families rather than based upon what the defendant had done. The Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed, noting that the defendant had provided no compelling argument as to why it should overturn its prior decisions finding victim-impact evidence constitutional.