Davis v. State

James R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellant was convicted by a jury of sexual abuse, first degree, and sentenced to six years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, he argues three points for reversal: that the trial court erred in allowing the four-year-old victim to testify by videotape because good cause was not shown; that the trial court abused its discretion in finding that the victim was competent to testify; and that the trial court stopped being a fair and neutral magistrate when it told the State how to prove one of the elements of the offense. We find no error and affirm.

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