Murphy v. State

D. Vaught, Judge.

This is an appeal from a Drew County Circuit Court jury trial in which appellants Timmy Glen Murphy and Lewis Ray were each convicted of sexual assault in the first degree and sentenced to ten years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, appellants raise two points, (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support their convictions, which required the State to prove their status as temporary caretakers or persons in a position of trust or authority over the victim, and (2) whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellants’ motion for…