James Pietragallo

Supreme Court has reviewed Arkansas state statutes several times and has found them not

not to be – or has not found them to be unconstitutional.

They said that the same argument they echoed when Settle asked the possible penalty be reduced.

Settle claimed electrocution was cruel, barbaric and painful punishment.

And they said, well, the Supreme Court says it's great.

So no worries.

doing a mess they're paying a real high electric bill oh fuck yeah this they're gonna put in where you could choose to get uh like if you get they're gonna put it make lethal injection the the main thing but then if you got sentenced to electrocution then you get to choose okay which is fun i like that how do you want to die i don't know

It's a tough one.

Let me think about it for about, I don't know, 30 years or so.

What do you say?

Over several decades, hopefully.

So he said that Settle alleges that the kidnappings in Sebastian County are closely linked to the alleged murders in Crawford County and therefore to try his client on both would constitute double jeopardy.

It is our contention that the kidnapping is included in the Arkansas capital murder statute.

Now,

The prosecutor countered that the defense argument of double jeopardy, trying a guy twice for the same thing, is unfounded.

He said, I don't think you can argue double jeopardy until you've been in jeopardy once, he said.

Fields explained that he would need to have been found guilty of one of the offenses before the motion could be valid.

Okay.

The defense is also asking for $130 in costs, and that was denied.

Well, the costs are one of the TV stations refused to turn over material without paying for copying costs.