Ward v. State

Paul Ward, Associate Justice.

Appellant, William B. Ward, was sentenced to a term of three years in the state penitentiary for the crime of fondling a male child under the age of 14 years in violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. §41-1128 (Supp. 1961). On appeal appellant contends the case should be reversed because of three alleged errors. One, the jury was invited to let the court fix the punishment. Ttvo, the argument of the prosecuting attorney was prejudicial. Three, the court should not have permitted the introduction of testimony pertaining to prior and unrelated incidents. These alleged errors…