Harkness v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Alfred D. Harkness’s conviction in February, 1978, of burglary and attempt to commit rape was reversed by us in Harkness v. State, 267 Ark. 274, 590 S.W. 2d 277 (1979). Harkness was retried on the charges of burglary and attempt to commit rape. He was found guilty and sentenced to five years on the burglary charge and twenty years on the charge of attempted rape, with the sentences to run consecutively.

On appeal, Harkness’s only argument of error is that the trial court erred in refusing to allow voir dire of the jurors following a two-day break in their…