Noel v. Norris

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Noel v. Norris, 353 Ark. 915 (Ark. 2003)
120 S.W.3d 599; 2003 Ark. LEXIS 726
Arnold, Imber, Thornton

Noel v. Norris

Dissenting Opinion

Ray Thornton, Justice,

dissenting. I would grant the petition for stay of execution to allow the determination of whether petitioner, Riley Noel, may legally be executed in light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Atkins v. Virginia, 356 U.S. 304 (2002), and the application of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-618(b) (Repl. 1997), which states: “No defendant with mental retardation at the time of committing capital murder shall be sentenced to death.”

Arnold, C.J., and Imber, J., join.

Reference

Full Case Name
Riley Dobi NOEL v. Larry NORRIS, Director of Arkansas Department of Correction
Status
Published