Clark v. State

Johnson, Judge.

Willie James Clark was convicted of rape and child molestation involving an 11-year-old girl. He appeals the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict, asserting the trial court erred in denying his motion for a continuance and in granting the state’s motion in limine to exclude evidence that the victim had been molested by someone else. Neither of these asserted errors requires a reversal of Clark’s conviction.

1. Clark moved the trial court for a continuance in order to secure the appearance of a witness who was out-of-state on the day of trial. Clark suggested at a hearing on…