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WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. CR-09-1250.

2013 Ark.App. 661

SHANNON WILLIAMS, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEE.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IV.

Opinion Delivered November 6, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mylissia M. Blankenship , for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Nicana C. Sherman , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.

WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge.

On June 23, 2009, a Greene County jury found Shannon Williams guilty of one count of rape and sentenced him to fifteen years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.1 Williams appeals arguing that the improper comments made by the State during its closing argument were so prejudicial and inflammatory that Williams was deprived of his constitutional guarantee of a fair trial. We affirm.2

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