Supreme Court of Arkansas

Davis v. State

June 25, 20152015 Ark. 284

Summary

The court affirmed Davis's convictions for two counts of first-degree murder and his consecutive life sentences. It held that the evidence did not provide a rational basis for an extreme-emotional-disturbance manslaughter instruction because it showed no qualifying provocation, and it found no abuse of discretion in permitting the prosecutor's rebuttal argument concerning whether a victim's conduct justified the killing.