Thomas v. State

| j Julius J. Thomas appeals his conviction on one count of rape and one count of sexual assault in the second degree. 1 After a jury trial, the Hempstead County Circuit Court imposed a cumulative sentence of sixty years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. 2 Thomas raises four points on appeal. We affirm.

I. Sufficiency o f the Evidence

As his last point on appeal, Thomas raises a challenge to the .sufficiency of the evidence. We must address this challenge first for purposes of double jeopardy. See Woolbright v. State, 357 Ark. 63, 160 S.W.3d 315 (2004). Thomas challenges the circuit…