Andrew M. Holland, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed Holland’s convictions for first- and second-degree sexual assault. It held that the circuit court acted within its discretion by admitting sufficiently similar prior sexual misconduct, excluding the proposed motive evidence under the rape-shield statute, and denying access to privileged treatment records after conducting in-camera reviews and finding no reversible prejudice. Justices Hart and Wynne, dissenting, would have found reversible error in restricting access to and use of records that allegedly impeached the victim’s credibility.