Arrington v. State

HAWKINS, Justice,

for the Court:

Ollie Arrington appeals from a conviction and sentence of 50 years by the Circuit Court of Jones County for the rape of a fourteen year old child. We affirm.

The only question we address on appeal is whether or not the circuit judge erred in admitting into evidence a transcript of Ar-rington’s testimony at a previous trial.

Arrington’s first trial resulted in a mistrial. At the subsequent trial, Arlington again testified in his own behalf, and the State offered in rebuttal a transcript of his testimony at the first trial. Arrington now argues that a proper…