Supreme Court of Arkansas
Cordale Stacy v. State of Arkansas
December 7, 20232023 Ark. 176
Summary
The court affirmed the denial of Stacy's motions to quash the felony information, holding that the overlapping capital-murder, first-degree-murder, and second-degree-murder provisions were not unconstitutionally vague or otherwise unconstitutional. For the adult victim, the overlap between premeditated-and-deliberated capital murder and purposeful first-degree murder created no impermissible uncertainty. For the minor victims, the charged offenses contained different elements, and the range of available punishments did not violate due process or equal protection.