Rogers v. State

A Pulaski County jury convicted Edward Rogers of three counts of rape. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, and he alleges the circuit court erroneously prohibited him from cross-examining one of the victims about her misdemeanor conviction for theft of property. We hold that the State presented evidence sufficient to convict Rogers of all three rapes. However, we find that the circuit court erred when it precluded Rogers's cross-examination of one victim's prior conviction. Nevertheless, we affirm because this error was harmless.

I. Facts

The State charged Rogers with the…