Renderos v. State

John Mauzy Pittman, Chief Judge.

The appellant in this criminal case was charged with sexual indecency with a child, a violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-110(a)(l) (Supp. 2003). After a jury trial, he was convicted of that offense, fined, and sentenced to imprisonment and community service. On appeal, he argues that his conviction is not supported by substantial evidence because there was no evidence that he “solicited” sexual contact with the victim. We disagree, and we affirm.

The test for determining the sufficiency of the evidence is whether the verdict is supported by substantial evidence,…