Atchley v. State

Josephine Linker Hart, Judge.

The State charged appellant Patrick E. Atchley with the crime of engaging children in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium. See Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-303 (Repl. 1997). At trial, the court declared a mistrial at the request of the appellant. After the case was set for retrial, the State amended the information to add two additional charges, pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, see Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-304 (Repl. 1997), and second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, see…