418 WARD V. STATE [308 Cite as 308 Ark. 415 (1992) DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice. Appellant Bruce Earl Ward was convicted by a Pulaski County jury of the capital murder of Rebecca Doss. The jury imposed the sentence of death by lethal injection.
Sturgeon Moon Name Origin. What is a Sturgeon Moon? The full moon that appears in August is called the Sturgeon Moon. North American fishing tribes called Augustâs full moon the sturgeon moon since the species was abundant during this month, especially in the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water.
James Sturgeon in Wraithis is recorded in 1611, and Adam Sturgeone was heir of Clement Sturgeoun of Wraithes in 1636 (Retours, Kirkcudbright, 102,213). Margaret Sturgeon appears in Over Carntorsk in 1677 (Kirkcudbright), and Agnes Sturgeon was examined for the Test in Tinwald in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 434).