Eliott v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

This appeal comes from Nathan Eliott’s second conviction of two counts of rape of his stepdaughter, C.E., who was twelve and thirteen years old at the time of the crimes. While awaiting his trial in this case, appellant escaped from the Van Burén County Jail, remaining at large for approximately one month before his apprehension. As a result of that incident, appellant pleaded guilty to second-degree escape, and a judgment and commitment order reflecting the escape conviction was entered into evidence at trial. A transcript of a taped phone conversation between appellant…