Legal Opinion

Efird v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided April 9, 2008No. CA CR 07-885PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John B. Robbins, Judge.

Appellant James Renny Efird was udge. rape and sexual indecency with a child. He was sentenced to consecutive prison terms of forty and twelve years. Mr. Efird now appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing his younger half-brother, Doug Efird, to testify about prior sexual misconduct by the appellant. Alternatively, Mr. Efird argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a continuance, which was requested so he could investigate his brother’s allegations and prepare for cross-examination. We agree with appellant’s first argument, and we…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Larimore v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  2. Flanery v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  3. Munson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  4. Hernandez v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  5. Lindsey v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Craigg v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2012
  2. Baumann v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  3. Donald James v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2021
  4. Mondy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019

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