Allen v. State

| Appellant Shaun Allen was convicted by a Faulkner County jury of two counts of rape. On appeal, he contends that the circuit court abused its discretion and committed reversible error by admitting into evidence prior consistent statements of the victim, M.R. He also argues that the circuit court erred in denying his motions for directed verdict on both counts of rape. We affirm.

A motion for a directed verdict is a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, Steele v. State, 2014 Ark. App. 257, 434 S.W.3d 424, and although this is Allen’s second point on appeal, double-jeopardy…