Ashlock v. State

Wendell L. Griffen, Judge.

Curtis Ashlock appeals from his convictions of kidnapping and rape in Crawford County Circuit Court on July 11, 1997. He argues on appeal that: 1) the trial court erred by failing to declare a mistrial when a witness volunteered evidence of other bad acts; 2) the trial court erred by faffing to declare a mistrial when a juror, less than one hour into deliberations, reported an inability to be impartial; 3) the court erred by faffing to declare a mistrial after a juror became ill and was unable to continue deliberations; and, 4) the trial court erred by usurping the…