HOUSTON v. STATE

No. CR 87-85.

739 S.W.2d 154 (1987)

293 Ark. 492

Mikel Wayne HOUSTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Cobb, No. Little Rock, for appellant.

Lee Taylor Franke, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


NEWBERN, Justice.

The appellant, Mikel Wayne Houston, was convicted of and sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of his daughter who was less than fourteen years old. His points on appeal are: (1) that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain his conviction, (2) that the bifurcated trial and sentencing procedure for habitual offenders is unfair, and (3) that the state's brief should be stricken because it asks that we take judicial notice of a matter which...

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