Davidson v. State

Betty C. Dickey, Justice.

In 2003, Appellant James Davidson was convicted of two counts of sexually abusing his step-granddaughter, C.D. At trial, the State sought to introduce into evidence a record of Davidson’s conviction for sexually abusing C.D. in 1994. Davidson objected to the introduction of this evidence on the ground that the 1994 conviction had been expunged under Act 346, also known as the Arkansas First Offender Act. The trial court overruled the objection and admitted the evidence under the pedophile exception to Ark. R. Evid. 404(b).1 Davidson appealed this ruling to the court…