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 May 11, 2021 Forensic Testing Casts New Doubt on Guilt of Ledell Lee, Executed in Arkansas in 2017 Executions June 4, 2020 Arkansas Federal Court Rejects Death-Row Prisoners’ Challenge to State’s Use of Midazolam in Executions 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? Issues January 29, 2020 Lawsuit Seeks DNA and Fingerprint Testing that Could Show Arkansas Executed an Innocent Man
