Arnett v. State

WH. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

Appellant, William Andrew Arnett, was convicted in the Benton County Circuit Court of the offense of incest, a Class A felony, in that the victim was appellant’s stepdaughter, and she was under the age of sixteen at the time the events occurred. Following a jury trial, appellant was sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction and fined $7,500.00. We affirm his conviction and sentence.

Appellant was initially arrested on January 31, 2001, and charged with first-degree sexual abuse, after his stepdaughter, C.Y., had reported to…