Arkansas Legislation Prior to 2007 Copy Link Email Arkansas In April 2001, Governor Huckabee signed a law providing for Defense Counsel Standards and DNA testing. Related News & Developments Issues June 7, 2021 Capital Case Roundup — Death Penalty Court Decisions the Week of May 31, 2021 Issues May 11, 2021 Forensic Testing Casts New Doubt on Guilt of Ledell Lee, Executed in Arkansas in 2017 Issues May 14, 2020 Former Prosecutor, Now on Arkansas Supreme Court, Cited for ‘Bad Faith’ Destruction of Exculpatory Evidence in Death Penalty Case Issues February 7, 2020 States Continue to Oppose DNA Testing in Death Penalty Appeals, Attorneys Ask Why Don’t They Want to Learn the Truth?
