Supreme Court of Arkansas

James Derrick Grubbs v. State of Arkansas

January 30, 2020592 S.W.3d 688

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of two proposed jury forms at Grubbs's juvenile resentencing hearing. It held that the existing instruction adequately addressed the required consideration of youth and that the proposed special-verdict form improperly imported procedures from death-penalty cases. The court concluded that the circuit court acted within its discretion in rejecting both proposals.