Daniel Pedraza, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Pedraza’s life sentence, holding that his challenge to the denial of additional voir dire was appealable because the issue was not shown to be an integral term of his guilty-plea agreement. On the merits, the court held that the circuit court acted within its broad discretion because the jurors had already been found qualified, prior voir dire addressed impartiality and punishment, and the court considered the proposed questions. Justice Baker, joined by Justice Hart, dissented, concluding that the appeal should have been dismissed because use of the selected jury was a condition of the plea agreement.