Case Name: Riley Dobi NOEL v. Larry NORRIS, Director of Arkansas Department of Correction
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 2003-07-08
Citations: 353 Ark. 915
Docket Number: CR03-762
Parties: Riley Dobi NOEL v. Larry NORRIS, Director of Arkansas Department of Correction
Judges: Arnold, C.J., and Imber, J., join.
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 353
Pages: 915–915

Head Matter:
Riley Dobi NOEL v. Larry NORRIS, Director of Arkansas Department of Correction
CR03-762
120 S.W.3d 599
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered July 8, 2003 [Dissenting opinion only]

Opinion:
Ray Thornton, Justice,
dissenting. I would grant the petition for stay of execution to allow the determination of whether petitioner, Riley Noel, may legally be executed in light of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Atkins v. Virginia, 356 U.S. 304 (2002), and the application of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-618(b) (Repl. 1997), which states: "No defendant with mental retardation at the time of committing capital murder shall be sentenced to death."
Arnold, C.J., and Imber, J., join.