Legal Opinion
Jose Rufino Garcia-Chicol v. State of Arkansas
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 16, 2020PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2020 Ark. 148
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-19-391 Opinion Delivered: April 16, 2020 JOSE RUFINO GARCIA-CHICOL APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE BENTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 04CR-17-2504] STATE OF ARKANSAS HONORABLE BRAD KARREN, JUDGE APPELLANT AFFIRMED. SHAWN A. WOMACK, Associate Justice Appellant Jose Rufino Garcia-Chicol, who was convicted of rape, appeals the circuit court’s denial of his motion for mistrial. Additionally, he appeals the circuit court’s decision to admit into evidence a translation of a letter he wrote in Spanish. He contends that this admission violated both…
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