Arkansas court overturns murder conviction, orders 4th trial

Arkansas court overturns murder conviction, orders 4th trial
December 18, 2020 GMT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed a Texarkana man’s murder conviction after finding jurors were improperly exposed to political campaigning by the lead prosecutor.
The unanimous ruling on Thursday overturned Marvin Arrell Stanton’s conviction and sentence. Stanton was sentenced to life plus 15 years at the end of his third trial for fatally shooting a 22-year-old after a fight over a parking spot in 2015.
His first conviction was tossed out by an appellate court because of testimony during the guilt or innocence phase of that trial. The second jury was sent home after a mistrial was declared. In the third attempt, after the jury voted to convict Stanton of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison. His attorney, Jeff Rosenzweig, appealed.

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