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Davis v. State

Citations

  • 956 S.W.2d 163
  • 330 Ark. 501
  • 1997 Ark. LEXIS 635

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  • holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by allowing a family-service worker with DHS to give expert testimony that it was not unusual for child sexual-abuse victims to recant
  • holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion by allowing a family-service worker with DHS to give expert testimony that it was not unusual for child sexual-abuse victims to recant
  • the purpose of the rule is to balance the freedom of secret jury deliberations with the ability to correct an irregularity in those deliberations
  • \A.R.E. 606(b) only permits inquiry into whether any external influence or information could have played a part in the jury's verdict.\
  • trial court’s refusal to grant a mistrial not erroneous, even when prosecutor asked defendant during cross-examination, “How long have you been a pervert?”
  • court held that directed-verdict motion was not sufficiently specific to preserve issue for review

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Judges: Arnold

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