Dockery v. State

The appellant, Robert Wayne Dockery, appeals his conviction of sexual abuse in the first degree and his subsequent sentence of five years' imprisonment, which was ordered to be split with one year's imprisonment and three years on probation. Dockery appeals his conviction, raising four issues for our review. Because one of Dockery's issues warrants reversal, the other issues need not be addressed.

Dockery contends that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing the prosecution to question one of the defense's witnesses regarding Dockery's prior conviction for sexual abuse in the…