State v. Coble

| Appellant, State of Arkansas, brought a criminal charge against appellee, Billy Gene Coble, alleging that Coble had engaged in sexual indecency with a child, in violation of Arkansas Code Annotated section 5-14-110(a)(4)(C)- .(Repl. 2013). A jury trial was held, and at the close of the State’s case, the circuit, court directed a verdict in Coble’s favor. The State appeals, asking this court to declare error- on a question of law. Particularly, the State argues that the.circuit court erred in its determination of what is meant by the phrase “another person” in the criminal statute. We accept…