Ark. man whose death sentence was tossed because of tweeting juror due back in court in June

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A former Arkansas death row inmate whose conviction was overturned because one juror slept and another tweeted during court proceedings is due back in court this summer.

Lawyers in Erickson Dimas-Martinez's case say he has another pre-trial hearing on June 4.

Dimas-Martinez appeared in court in northwest Arkansas on Monday as a judge went through a few pending motions.

Dimas-Martinez was convicted in 2010 in the shooting death of a 17-year-old. He was sentenced to death, but the Arkansas Supreme Court overturned his conviction last year.

He's slated to go on trial in August. Prosecutors say they're seeking the death penalty again.


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