Figueroa v. State

hOn September 26, 2013, Cesar Michael Figueroa was charged with two counts of rape for acts that were committed on September 2, 2012, in parking lot 14A at the University of Arkansas - in Fayetteville. He was tried before a jury in the Washington County Circuit Court on March 2-3, 2015. On the second morning of trial, he moved for a mistrial on the basis of a discovery violation by the State regarding the existence of another suspect and a search warrant for that suspect’s DNA. Figueroa moved alternatively for a continuance so that he could investigate the information. The circuit court…