Legal Opinion

Fells v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided April 21, 2005No. CR 04-1237PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Betty C. Dickey, Justice.

Korey Fells was convicted in the Pulaski County Circuit Court of the rape of S.H. and sentenced to a term of eighteen years. On appeal, Fells argues that the trial court erred in (1) refusing to allow him to cross-examine a witness using a police case summary, (2) refusing to allow the defense to present evidence that the rape victim had tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and (3) admitting the testimony of the alleged victim of an earlier rape by Fells. We affirm.

Facts

S.H., the rape victim, testified that on February 3, 2002, Super Bowl…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  2. Lewellyn v. LewellynSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  3. Short v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  5. Haire v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Vance v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
  2. MARK DAVID JOHNSON v. STATE OF ARKANSASSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2018
  3. Saul v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
  4. Stevenson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2013
  5. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019

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