LESHE v. STATE

No. CR 90-171.

803 S.W.2d 522 (1991)

304 Ark. 442

James Dominic LESHE, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Deen, Dermott, for appellant.

Sandra Bailey Moll, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


NEWBERN, Justice.

The appellant, James Dominic Leshe, was charged with two counts of rape, one by deviate sexual act and the other by sexual intercourse, of his 10-year-old stepdaughter. He was acquitted of the sexual intercourse count and convicted of rape by deviate sexual act. He has stated seven points of appeal. Reversible error occurred when a social worker was allowed to give hearsay evidence of the victim's statement to her. The judgment is reversed, and the...

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