Hice v. State

593 S.W.2d 169 (1980)

James HICE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

No. CR 79-181.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 11, 1980.

Ralph E. Wilson, Sr., Osceola, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Catherine Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

The appellant, 20, was convicted of the rape of a 9-year-old girl and was sentenced to serve 50 years' imprisonment. His brief questions only the sufficiency of the evidence.

It is argued that there is no proof of penetration of the labia, as required by our earlier cases. Gardner v. State, 263 Ark. 739,…