Arkansas Code Title 5. Criminal Offenses § 5-4-602. Capital felony charge--Trial procedure

(3)(A) If the defendant is found guilty of a capital felony, the same jury shall sit again, except as provided in § 5-4-616, in order to:

(B) However, if the state waives the death penalty, stipulates that no aggravating circumstance exists, or stipulates that mitigating circumstances outweigh aggravating circumstances, then:

(C) If the defendant was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the offense, then a hearing under subdivision (3)(A) of this section is not required;

(4)(A) If the defendant and the state are accorded an opportunity to rebut the evidence, in determining the sentence evidence may be presented to the jury as to any:

(C) The admissibility of evidence relevant to an aggravating circumstance set forth in § 5-4-604 is governed by the rules governing the admission of evidence in a trial of a criminal matter.

(D) Any evidence admitted at the trial relevant to punishment may be considered by the jury without the necessity of reintroducing the evidence at the sentencing proceeding; and

(A) The state shall open the argument;

(B) The defendant is permitted to reply; and

(C) The state is then permitted to reply in rebuttal.