Arkansas Legislation Prior to 2007

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In April 2001, Governor Huckabee signed a law providing for Defense Counsel Standards and DNA testing.

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May 14, 2020

Former Prosecutor, Now on Arkansas Supreme Court, Cited for ‘Bad Faith’ Destruction of Exculpatory Evidence in Death Penalty Case

Former Prosecutor, Now on Arkansas Supreme Court, Cited for ‘Bad Faith’ Destruction of Exculpatory Evidence in Death Penalty Case

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Mar 25, 2019

Florida Man Who Took Plea to Avoid Death Penalty Posthumously Exonerated of 1983 Rape-Murder

Florida Man Who Took Plea to Avoid Death Penalty Posthumously Exonerated of 1983 Rape-Murder

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Nov 02, 2018

Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Death-Penalty Mental Competency Law

Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s Death-Penalty Mental Competency Law

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Innocence

For every 8.2 people executed in the United States in the modern era of the death penalty, one person on death row has been exonerated.

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