BRANDON J. HARRISON, Judge.
Allen Henson was convicted by a Saline County jury of raping his stepdaughter. The circuit court sentenced him to forty years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. On appeal, Henson argues that the court mistakenly allowed the jury to hear about his prior convictions without first evaluating the probative value versus prejudicial impact as required by Rule 609 of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence. We affirm.
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