Blanchard v. State

JIM GUNTER, Justice.

| Appellant Ronald Blanchard was convicted of sexual assault in the second degree and appealed his conviction, asserting that the trial court erred in allowing the introduction of 1022 pornographic images taken from appellant’s computer. The Arkansas Court of Appeals reversed and remanded, finding that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the photographs without exercising any discretion. The State petitioned this court for review, which we accepted pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1 — 2(e). When we grant review following a decision by the court of appeals, we…