Jeffries v. State (Majority)
Annotate this CaseAppellant was convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the circuit court did not err by denying Appellant’s motion for directed verdict on the rape charges, as substantial evidence supported Defendant’s convictions; (2) the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in conducting voir dire, and the jury was instructed with a correct statement of the State’s burden; and (3) the circuit court did not err by admitting the testimony of Appellant’s grandson, niece, and nephew regarding their allegations of Appellant’s prior sexual acts with them pursuant to the pedophile exception to Ark. R. Evid. 404(b).
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