Legal Opinion

Dennis Hale v. State of Arkansas

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 24, 2025Published

1Opinion of the Court

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2025 Ark. 45

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-143 Opinion Delivered: April 24, 2025 DENNIS HALE APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE SEVIER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 67CR-21-171] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE BRYAN LOYD APPELLEE CHESSHIR, JUDGE AFFIRMED. SHAWN A. WOMACK, Associate Justice Dennis Hale was convicted of rape of a minor. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Hale asks this court to reverse his conviction for one of the following three reasons. He argues that (1) there was insufficient evidence to convict him of rape; (2) the circuit court erred in finding that he waived his right…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. McKaskle v. WigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Bledsoe v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  4. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  5. Mayo v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999

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