Legal Opinion

Camp v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 24, 1986No. CR 85-162PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

David Camp was convicted of committing incést with his minor stepdaughter, in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2403. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment and a fine of $10,000. On appeal, we affirm the judgment.

For reversal, Camp first argues that the trial court erred in refusing to direct a verdict of acquittal because there was no corroboration of the stepdaughter’s testimony. The argument is predicated on the wording of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 41-2403, reciting that a person commits incest if, being sixteen years of age or older, he purports to marry, has sexual…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Walters v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. United States v. Lewis C. Ecker, IICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  4. Gay v. RabonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
  5. City of North Little Rock v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. LoweOhio Supreme Court · 2007
  2. United States v. DedmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  3. Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
  4. Stewart v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  5. Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996

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