Supreme Court of Arkansas

Burgie v. State

April 14, 20162016 Ark. 170

Summary

The court dismissed Burgie's appeal from the denial of his petition for a writ of certiorari because the record showed that he could not prevail. It held that aggravated robbery could support the capital-murder conviction even though it was not specifically enumerated in the statute when the offenses were committed, and that the later statutory amendment did not create an ex post facto violation. Burgie's motion for belated appeal was treated as a motion for belated brief and became moot.