Mallett v. State

Donald L. Corbin, Judge.

Appellant, Carroll Dee Mallett, was charged and convicted by a Pulaski County jury of first degree sexual abuse and sentenced to a term of eight years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. The only issue raised by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of attempted sexual abuse in the first degree. We affirm.

The record in the case at bar reflects that appellant requested and proffered an instruction on attempted sexual abuse first degree, which the trial court refused. Appellant’s argument below…