DOUGLAS v. STATE

No. CR85-38.

692 S.W.2d 217 (1985)

286 Ark. 296

Michael DOUGLAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman L. Hamilton, Hamburg, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Alice Ann Burns, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Chief Justice.

The appellant, age 15, was convicted of rape and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. On appeal he contests the admissibility of an in-court confession and a rape kit, and challenges the sentencing court's jurisdiction. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Sup.Ct.R. 29(1)(b). We affirm.

The appellant was arrested and charged on March 20, 1984, in Drew County, Arkansas, with having raped Olga Harris, age 79, of Wilmar, Arkansas. At the time of...

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