Purdie v. State

ROBERT J. GLADWIN, Judge.

| ;On November 23, 2009, in Miller County, appellant Robert Purdie was convicted of rape and sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment. He contends that the evidence presented was insufficient for the jury to convict him of rape and that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing testimony as to the credibility of the alleged victim’s accusations. We reverse and remand for new trial.

I. Statement of Facts

Purdie was charged with the rape of eight-year-old H.H., who is the daughter of Purdie’s former girlfriend. H.H. was at her great aunt’s house when the aunt…