Weaver v. State

Tom Glaze, Judge.

The appellant, Olen Weaver, was convicted of first degree sexual abuse and the jury imposed a penalty of four years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections and a $2,500 fine. Weaver raises three points for reversal.

First, it is argued by Weaver that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a mistrial when, during voir dire examination of a juror, the prosecutor stated:

This case involves, basically it boils down to the testimony of a little girl who was eight years old at the time of the offense, and of course, this adult who is sitting here is the Defendant. The…