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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-615 (2026)

Conviction — Punishments

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Chapter 5 Disposition of Contraband and Seized Property

Research References

ALR.

Forfeiture of money to state or local authorities based on its association with or proximity to other contraband. 38 A.L.R.4th 496.

Necessity of conviction of offense associated with property seized to support forfeiture. 38 A.L.R.4th 515.

U. Ark. Little Rock L.J.

Survey of Arkansas Law: Criminal Law, 4 U. Ark. Little Rock L.J. 189.

Subchapter 1 — General Provisions

Cross References. Disarming of minors and mentally defective or irresponsible persons, disposition of property, § 5-73-110.

Property subject to forfeiture, § 5-64-505.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2005–2018 · leading case: Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005).
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Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005). · cites it 2× “2004) (same) Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-615 (Michie 1997) (same) Delaware Del.”
Harris v. State, 547 S.W.3d 64 (Ark. 2018). · cites it 2× “shall be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole"); Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-615 (Repl. 1993) (stating that "[a] person convicted of a capital offense shall be punished by death by lethal injection or by life imprisonment without parole").”
Jackson v. Norris, 426 S.W.3d 906 (Ark. 2013). · cites it 2× “Thus, the statute provides for a mandatory sentence for persons convicted of capital murder of either death or life without parole.”
Jackson v. Norris, 378 S.W.3d 103 (Ark. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Ark.Code Ann. § 5-4-615 (Repl.1997). In Arkansas, sentencing is entirely a matter of statute, and this court defers to the legislature in all matters related to sentencing.”
Whiteside v. State, 426 S.W.3d 917 (Ark. 2013). · cites it 2× “§ 5-4-104(b) and Ark.Code Ann. § 5-4-615, so that the penalty in those statutes would not apply to juvenile defendants convicted of capital murder under Ark.”
True v. State, 2017 Ark. 323 (Ark. 2017). · cites it 2× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-615 (Repl. 2006) and § 5-10-101 (Supp.”
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