Smith v. State

Eric Smith appeals his conviction by the Arkansas County Circuit Court of rape and sexual indecency with a child. He has appealed the sexual-indecency conviction,1 arguing that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to dismiss because the amended information failed to provide sufficient notice of the allegations against him. We disagree and affirm.

Smith was accused by his girlfriend's two young daughters of touching them inappropriately and engaging in anal and oral sex with the younger daughter, age eight. The State filed an information on October 20, 2015, and filed an amended…