Published January 13, 2015
Murdering an older person would be added to the list of aggravating circumstances for which the death penalty could be imposed under a new bill.
The bill would provide that a defendant convicted of capital murder in the death of a victim aged 62 or older could be condemned to death with no other aggravating circumstances.
The bill was sponsored by Representative Russ Bennett of Lewisville, whose 87-year-old mother-in-law was gunned down in his hometown.
A Lafayette County jury convicted Justin Anderson of capital murder and sentenced him to death in the October 12th, 2000, slaying of Clara Creech.
https://www.foxnews.com/story/arkansas-debates-death-penalty-for-senior-murders