Chambers v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
John I. Purtle, Justice.
The appellant was convicted of rape by a jury and sentenced to 50 years.
Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal and alleged three points for reversal: (1) that the victim’s testimony should have been excluded because of her age; (2) that appellant’s statement should have been suppressed due to the lack of a valid waiver of counsel; and, (3) that the remarks of the deputy prosecutor in closing arguments were improper and should have been grounds for a mistrial. We find no merit in any of the contentions of the appellant and affirm the judgment as expressed by the…
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