Johnathan Johnston, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Johnston’s convictions for three counts of raping his daughter, holding that any error in admitting incest-related pornographic images from his computer was harmless. The court relied on the victim’s detailed testimony and substantial medical and forensic corroboration, concluding that the evidence of guilt was overwhelming and any prejudice from the images was slight. Chief Justice Hannah, dissenting, would have reversed and remanded because the images were irrelevant propensity evidence whose prejudicial impact required a new trial.