Legal Opinion

Clay v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 29, 1986No. CR 86-71PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of rape, burglary, and harassing communication. The facts surrounding the crimes are set out in detail because the sufficiency of the evidence is questioned.

The prosecutrix’s alarm clock sounded at 5 a.m. As she started to get up, an intruder hit her in the mouth and threatened to kill her if she screamed. He put one hand on her throat and, with his other hand, removed her underclothing. He then raped her a total of five times; first, by forcible sexual intercourse; second, by forcing her to perform fellatio; third, by anal intercourse,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. B. & J. Byers Trucking, Inc. v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1984
  4. Leggins v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  5. Thorne v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. RobbinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
  2. Taitano v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  3. Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  4. Jackson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
  5. Cooper v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994

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