KAREN R. BAKER, Associate Justice.
The State of Arkansas appeals an order of the circuit court permitting admission of evidence of prior sexual conduct under the rape-shield statute. See Ark. Code Ann. § 16-42-101 (Repl. 1999). We reverse and remand for failure to issue a written order in compliance with the rape-shield statute. While the circuit court ruled from the bench that the evidence was relevant, the required written order failed to make the mandatory...
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