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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2024)
Title 5 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-79-101)
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 5-1-101 — 5-5-501)
Chapter 4 - DISPOSITION OF OFFENDERS (§§ 5-4-101 — 5-4-913)
Subchapter 6 - TRIAL AND SENTENCE - CAPITAL MURDER (§§ 5-4-601 — 5-4-618)
Section 5-4-608 - Waiver of death penalty
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AR Code § 5-4-608 (2024)
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- (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.
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1307; 1977, No. 474, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1307.
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