Cooper v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

Appellant Austin Cooper was convicted of raping his minor daughter, A.C., who was below the age of fourteen, in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-103 (Repl. 1993). He was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender with more than four prior convictions. Cooper raises five issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial judge erred in allowing hearsay testimony of the victim; (2) whether the trial judge erred in refusing to recuse; (3) whether the trial judge erred in allowing evidence of his arrest in California; (4) whether the trial judge erred in denying his…