Cody Gatewood v. State of Arkansas

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2026 Ark. App. 72

ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION II No. CR-25-224 CODY GATEWOOD Opinion Delivered February 4, 2026 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE HOT SPRING COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 30CR-22-137] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE MARGARET DOBSON, JUDGE APPELLEE AFFIRMED MIKE MURPHY, Judge A Hot Spring County jury convicted appellant Cody Gatewood of rape, a Class Y felony. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to fifty years’ imprisonment. He now appeals, arguing there was insufficient evidence that the rape was accomplished with forcible compulsion. We affirm. In September 2020, Gatewood…