{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-608","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-608","heading":"Waiver of death penalty","body":"(a) If a defendant is charged with capital murder, with the permission of the court the prosecuting attorney may waive the death penalty.\n\n(b) In a case described in subsection (a) of this section, if the defendant pleads guilty to capital murder or is found guilty of capital murder after trial to the court or to a jury, the trial court shall sentence the defendant to life imprisonment without parole.","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":"bd23124eef9406dd6bdf0dd97e94ad5c3c1b16f349dc3b1d6fed963f977d1190","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-607","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-4-615"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}