PENIX v. STATE

No. CR-21-535.

654 S.W.3d 828 (2022)

2022 Ark. App. 407

Joey PENIX, Appellant v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISION I.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chet Dunlap , Trumann, for appellant.

Leslie Rutledge , Att'y Gen., by: Rachel Kemp, Sr. , Ass't Att'y Gen., for appellee.


A Lawrence County jury found appellant Joey Penix guilty of raping his infant stepdaughter and sentenced him to twenty-five years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. He brings four points on appeal: (1) other than Penix's confession, there was no evidence presented that a crime was committed, precluding his conviction...

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