HENSON v. STATE

No. CR-13-373.

2014 Ark.App. 49

ALLEN HENSON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF ARKANSAS, APPELLEE.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division III.

Opinion Delivered January 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Law Firm by: William O. "Bill" James, Jr. , for appellant.

Dustin McDaniel , Att'y Gen., by: Jake H. Jones , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


BRANDON J. HARRISON, Judge.

Allen Henson was convicted by a Saline County jury of raping his stepdaughter. The circuit court sentenced him to forty years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, Henson argues that the court mistakenly allowed the jury to hear about his prior convictions without first evaluating the probative value versus prejudicial impact as required by Rule 609 of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence. We affirm.

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