Kirwan v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

Appellant, Bruce Jon Kirwan, was convicted of attempted rape and pandering or possessing visual or print medium depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child. The charges arose from an Internet sting operation. On appeal, Mr. Kirwan challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the attempted-rape conviction and the jurisdiction of the trial court to try him on the pandering charge. We find both arguments to be without merit and affirm.

In the spring of 2001, the Criminal Intelligence Unit of the North Little Rock Police Department initiated an…