Bray v. State

Bradley D. Jesson, Chief Justice.

The appellant, John Michael Bray, was convicted of rape, kidnapping, and theft of property in Faulkner County Circuit Court, and was sentenced as a habitual offender to a cumulative term of 140 years’ imprisonment. His sole point on appeal is that the trial court erred in admitting testimony during the sentencing phase of the trial regarding his prior conviction for attempted escape, when the State did not timely disclose the conviction. We affirm.

The day prior to Bray’s December 14, 1994, jury trial, his counsel received discovery from the State regarding an…