Jeffries v. State

|,Appellant Tracy Dean Jeffries appeals his conviction of two counts of rape and the two consecutive life sentences he received as a result of the conviction. Jef-fries raises three points on appeal: (1) the circuit court erred by denying his motion for directed verdict; (2) the State’s burden of proof was impermissibly lowered; and (3) the circuit court erred by not excluding certain evidence pursuant to Rule 404(b) of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence. After reviewing the record, we find no error and affirm.

Z.B., who was ten years old at the time of trial, testified that he was friends with…