Legal Opinion

DeWitt v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 30, 1991No. CR 91-96PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

In this appeal from a rape/incest conviction, the appellant argues the trial court was without jurisdiction and the evidence was insufficient. Neither point is persuasive.

The state filed an information charging appellant, William DeWitt, with two counts of rape and one count of incest. Both rape counts alleged that appellant:

did on or before the 20th day of November 1988, engage in deviate sexual activity with another person who is less than fourteen years of age, with all acts occurring in Greene County, Arkansas.

The incest count alleged that appellant:

did on or before…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gardner v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  2. Starling v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
  3. Dix v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
  4. Richards v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. McLaughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. State v. DennisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994
  4. King v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  5. Christian v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1994

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