Richardson v. State

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

Appellant James Richardson was convicted by a jury of the crime of rape and sentenced to ten years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.

Prior to trial, appellant filed a motion in limine asking that the “complaining witness” be prohibited from testifying, and that the “Prosecutor and prosecution witnesses” be prohibited from testifying concerning any prior convictions of the appellant. At a pretrial hearing held immediately before trial, appellant challenged the competency of the complaining witness (the victim) to testify due to lack of mental capacity and lack of…