BRYAN v. STATE

No. CR 85-165.

702 S.W.2d 785 (1986)

288 Ark. 125

Desmond BRYAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka by John R. Mercy, Texarkana, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Joel O. Huggins, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The appellant, Desmond Bryan, now aged 67, was charged with rape in that he had engaged in deviate sexual activity with a six-year-old boy. Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-1803(1)(c) (Repl.1977). The jury found Bryan guilty and imposed a life sentence. Three points for reversal are argued.

The only evidence introduced by Bryan's court-appointed trial counsel was a report of a psychological evaluation...

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