Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 5 - Criminal Offenses > Subtitle 1 - General Provisions > Chapter 4 - Disposition of Offenders > Subchapter 6 - Trial and Sentence -- Capital Murder > § 5-4-608 - Waiver of death penalty.

§ 5-4-608 - Waiver of death penalty.

5-4-608. Waiver of death penalty.

(a) If a defendant is charged with capital murder, with the permission of the court the prosecuting attorney may waive the death penalty.

(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.