Legal Opinion

Trotter v. State

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided May 23, 2018No. CR–17–781Published

1Opinion of the CourtKenneth S. Hixson, Judge

Appellant Jonathan Scott Trotter, age twenty-eight, was convicted in a jury trial of two counts of rape and two counts of second-degree sexual assault committed against a thirteen-year-old girl named R.S. For these offenses, Mr. Trotter was sentenced to thirty years in prison. Mr. Trotter now appeals, raising two arguments. First, he argues that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions. Next, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to declare Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-102 (Repl. 2013) unconstitutional. We affirm.

Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 5-14-103(a)(3)(A),…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Rohrbach v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
  2. Gaines v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
  3. Breedlove v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1998
  4. Bohanan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2001
  5. Morton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2011

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