McGUIRE v. STATE

No. CR 85-207.

706 S.W.2d 360 (1986)

288 Ark. 388

Randy McGUIRE, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Settle by J. Fred Hart, Jr., Fort Smith, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., by Charles R. Lucus, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

The question on appeal is whether it is unconstitutional for the state to use a videotaped deposition of a child who has been raped and play it for the jury rather than call the child as a witness at trial. Our statute permitting such videotaped depositions is constitutional, and the use of the videotaped deposition in this case was proper.

Randy McGuire is the step-father of the victim, an 11 year old girl. While she lived with her mother...

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