Stephens v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of kidnapping for the purpose of engaging in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual activity and of engaging in sexual intercourse and deviate sexual activity with a female person by forceable compulsion, a violation of Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 41-1702 and 41-1803 (Repl. 1977). The evidence at trial overwhelmingly established appellant’s guilt. The victim was beaten, cut, strangled and burned before her escape and rescue. The appellant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence, but contends that he did not receive a fair trial…