Byndom v. State

JIM HANNAH, Justice.

Appellant Gregory Charles Byndom appeals his rape conviction, arguing that the trial court erred in finding the victim, Shaneani Mason, competent to testify at trial. The State cross-appeals, asking this court to hold that the trial court erred in disallowing Mason to use a computerized augmentative communication device while she testified and further arguing that the trial court erred by concluding that Byndom’s prior Illinois voluntary manslaughter conviction did not subject him to second-strike status under Arkansas law. We affirm on direct appeal and dismiss on…