Pratt v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

Appellant, Thomas Lee Pratt, was convicted of rape and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction. This conviction stems from the rape of G.B., who was three years old at the time that the offense occurred.

On November 12, 2002, G.B. told her babysitter, Tricia Margrave, that appellant had raped her. Ms. Margrave contacted G.B.’s parents. Law enforcement officials were also notified. In an interview with the State Police, G.B. once again described appellant’s actions. G.B. told an investigator that appellant instructed her to put her hands…