SEELY v. STATE

No. CA CR 06-1318.

263 S.W.3d 559 (2007)

John Leelyn SEELY, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

September 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Cannon Law Firm, PLC, by David R. Cannon, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel, Att'y Gen., by Vada Berger, Ass't Att'y Gen., Little Rock, AR, for appellee.


JOHN B. ROBBINS, Judge.

Appellant John Seely appeals his conviction for the rape of his then three-year-old daughter, as found by a jury in Pulaski County Circuit Court. Appellant posits a single argument for reversal: that the trial court erred in admitting hearsay evidence of his daughter through the testimony of her mother and a social worker. He contends that this violated his right secured by the Sixth Amendment to confront witnesses against him. We agree that...

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