http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/aggravating-factors-capital-punishment-state
Arkansas-
(1)The murder was especially heinous, atrocious, cruel, or depraved (or involved torture)
(2) The defendant knowingly created a grave risk of death for one or more persons in addition to the victim of the offense
(3)The murder was committed by means of a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or similar device
(4) The murder was committed for pecuniary gain or pursuant to an agreement that the defendant would receive something of value
(5) The murder was committed to avoid or prevent arrest, to effect an escape, or to conceal the commission of a crime
(6) The defendant has been convicted of, or committed, a prior murder, a felony involving violence, or other serious felony
(7)The defendant purposely discharged a firearm from a vehicle while showing extreme indifference to human life
(8)The defendant committed treason
(9)The capital murder was committed against a person whom the defendant knew or reasonably should have known was especially vulnerable to the attack because the person was 12 years of age or younger
http://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/2010/title-5/subtitle-1/chapter-4/subchapter-6/5-4-605
2010 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders
Subchapter 6 - Trial and Sentence -- Capital Murder
§ 5-4-605 - Mitigating circumstances.
5-4-605. Mitigating circumstances.
A
mitigating circumstance includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) The capital murder was committed while the defendant was under extreme mental or emotional disturbance;
(2) The capital murder was committed while the defendant was acting under an unusual pressure or influence or under the domination of another person;
(3) The capital murder was committed while the capacity of the defendant to appreciate the wrongfulness of his or her conduct or to conform his or her conduct to the requirements of law was impaired as a result of mental disease or defect, intoxication, or drug abuse;
(4) The youth of the defendant at the time of the commission of the capital murder;
(5) The capital murder was committed by another person and the defendant was an accomplice and his or her participation was relatively minor; or
(6) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity.
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I suppose AL attorney would want this done anyway though. If DP case, if he has a list of mental illnesses it could help in the mitigating phase. (see #1&3) Remember the behavior, weight loss etc described by the neighbor the month the crime was committed.
Depends on how big her role was, CL could possibly use 5 and 6.
I was surprised when I looked this up because I thought CL having children might help in the mitigating phase. Thats not one of them though.
