GRISWOLD v. STATE

No. CR 86-88.

716 S.W.2d 767 (1986)

290 Ark. 79

Thomas Lloyd GRISWOLD, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 6, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Irwin, Russellville, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Chief Justice.

In this appeal appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of forcible compulsion as an element of rape. We find the evidence sufficient and affirm.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of three counts of rape involving three female children, ages thirteen, ten, and five, and sentenced to twenty years on each count, with the sentences to be served consecutively. His arguments on appeal are directed at two of the convictions. He does...

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