{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-601","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-601","heading":"Legislative intent","body":"(a) In enacting this subchapter, it is the intent of the General Assembly to specify the procedures and standards pursuant to which a sentencing body shall conform in making a determination as to whether a sentence of death is to be imposed upon a conviction of capital murder. (b) If the provisions of this subchapter respecting sentencing procedures are held invalid with regard to the imposition of a sentence of death or a sentence of death is declared to be invalid per se, it is the intent of the General Assembly that: (1) Capital murder is punishable by life imprisonment without parole; and (2) The procedures and findings required by §§ 5-4-602 - 5-4-605 , 5-4-607 , and 5-4-608 are deemed repealed and of no effect. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1308; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1308.\n\n(a) In enacting this subchapter, it is the intent of the General Assembly to specify the procedures and standards pursuant to which a sentencing body shall conform in making a determination as to whether a sentence of death is to be imposed upon a conviction of capital murder.\n\n(b) If the provisions of this subchapter respecting sentencing procedures are held invalid with regard to the imposition of a sentence of death or a sentence of death is declared to be invalid per se, it is the intent of the General Assembly that: (1) Capital murder is punishable by life imprisonment without parole; and (2) The procedures and findings required by §§ 5-4-602 - 5-4-605 , 5-4-607 , and 5-4-608 are deemed repealed and of no effect.\n\n(1) Capital murder is punishable by life imprisonment without parole; and\n\n(2) The procedures and findings required by §§ 5-4-602 - 5-4-605 , 5-4-607 , and 5-4-608 are deemed repealed and of no effect.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 4","Subchapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"774d655c1bf798bf567c4ffddaf1389b533eec71e33afa12e1843b9c15c3c440","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-504","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}