State v. Mills

David Newbern, Justice.

The State attempts to bring an interlocutory appeal from an evidentiary ruling. During the trial of the appellee, Michael Mills, for rape and carnal abuse Mills sought to introduce evidence that the alleged victim had falsely accused two other men of sex offenses against her. The State objected on the basis of the rape-shield law, Ark. Code Ann. § lb-42-101 (1987), which precludes admitting evidence of “prior sexual conduct” on the part of an alleged rape victim. The Trial Court overruled the objection. The issue is whether this Court has jurisdiction to hear the…