Legal Opinion

Craigg v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided October 11, 2012No. CR 12-128PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JIM GUNTER, Justice.

_JjA Washington County jury convicted appellant Anthony Craigg of rape and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On appeal, he argues that the trial judge erred by allowing the introduction of a prior offense into evidence under Arkansas Rule of Evidence 404(b). Because appellant was convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, our jurisdiction is pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 1-2(a)(2). We affirm because the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in finding that appellant’s prior conviction satisfied the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. White v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  2. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  3. Lamb v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
  4. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2011
  5. Byrd v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Lard v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  2. Hortenberry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
  3. Turner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2018
  4. Holland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2014
  5. Ralston v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2019

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API