State v. Lee

Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice.

Prior to trial the Jefferson County Circuit Court dismissed a charge of rape against appellee, Jimmy Clark Lee. Appellant, the State of Arkansas, brings this appeal pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-2720 — 2720.1 (Repl. 1977).

The first issue argued on appeal is whether the trial court erred in its interpretation of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 43-2036 (Supp. 1981) which provides that videotaped depositions of minor victims of sexual offenses shall be admitted in evidence in lieu of testimony:

43-2036. Videotaped deposition of alleged victim under seventeen years of age…