VANKIRK v. STATE

No. CR 11-182.

385 S.W.3d 144 (2011)

2011 Ark. 428

Ira Gene VANKIRK, Appellant v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

October 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Law Firm, by: William O. "Bill" James, Jr. , and Lee D. Short , Little Rock, for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Kathryn Henry , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

Appellant Ira Gene Vankirk appeals from a judgment and commitment order sentencing him to three consecutive terms of life imprisonment as a result of Vankirk pleading guilty to three counts of rape. On appeal, Vankirk argues that the circuit court erred in allowing the State to introduce a videotaped interview of an investigator for the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children division asking the victim in this case about the rape allegations...

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