ALLEN v. STATE

No. 5784.

488 S.W.2d 712 (1973)

Curtis ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied February 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Howard, Jr., Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Ray Thornton, Atty. Gen., by Henry Ginger, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Curtis Allen, 19 years of age, was found guilty of the rape of an eight-year-old female. The jury fixed the degree at rape in the first degree and the punishment at life imprisonment. Appellant contends that this finding and sentence should be reversed upon the following grounds:

I. The trial court committed error in denying appellant's motion for mistrial. II. The trial court abused its discretion in permitting the prosecutrix...

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