Ratchford v. State

hln 2002, petitioner Jeffrey Scott Ratch-ford was found guilty by a jury of the rape of a child less than fourteen years of age. The victim was S.R., his thirteen-year-old daughter. He was also found guilty of two counts of sexual assault in the first degree in which the victims were S.R. and Ratch-ford’s twelve-year-old daughter, T.R. A life sentence was imposed on the rape charge and 120 months’ imprisonment on each of the sexual-assault charges, with all sentences to be served concurrently. We affirmed the judgment as modified. 1 Ratchford v. State, 357 Ark. 27, 159 S.W.3d 304 (2004).

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