Rackley v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant Marcus Rackley was tice. thirty-seven various sex offenses in Faulkner County; the charges, which included rape, incest, second-degree sexual assault, and first-degree sexual abuse, stemmed from allegations that Rackley had repeatedly sexually molested his step-daughter, T.W., between 2001 and 2004. Cynthia Rackley, Marcus Rackley’s wife and T.W.’s mother, was also charged with permitting abuse of a minor, a misdemeanor violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-27-206 (Repl. 2006).

Prior to trial, Rackley filed a motion pursuant to the Arkansas rape-shield statute, Ark. Code…