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2014 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders
Subchapter 6 - Trial and Sentence -- Capital Murder
§ 5-4-608 - Waiver of death penalty.

AR Code § 5-4-608 (2014) What's This?

(a) If a defendant is charged with capital murder, with the permission of the court the prosecuting attorney may waive the death penalty.

(b) In a case described in subsection (a) of this section, if the defendant pleads guilty to capital murder or is found guilty of capital murder after trial to the court or to a jury, the trial court shall sentence the defendant to life imprisonment without parole.

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