Christopher Segerstrom v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Segerstrom’s life sentence imposed after a resentencing hearing. It held that substantial evidence supported the finding that he was fit to proceed, that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying a continuance, and that prior cause-of-death testimony was admissible under the former-testimony hearsay exception. The court also held that Segerstrom was not entitled to a juvenile-sentencing instruction because the sentence at issue was not life without parole.