AR HB1323

Creates the "Arkansas In-Life Photograph Act" by adding Arkansas Code Section 16-90-1116 to permit prosecutors to display photographs of deceased homicide victims as they appeared in life during the state's case-in-chief at trial.

Requires in-life photographs to be reasonable, accurate, and appropriate depictions of the deceased person and subject to Rule 403 of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence and any other applicable rule or law.

Allows courts to limit the photograph's size, the length of time it is displayed, and to provide a limiting instruction to the jury regarding the weight afforded to the photograph.

Establishes legislative findings that in-life photographs are not inflammatory by nature and serve the compelling public interest of affording homicide victims respectful representation in court, distinct from crime scene or autopsy photographs.