Supreme Court of Arkansas

James McCauley v. State of Arkansas

April 27, 20232023 Ark. 68

Summary

The court affirmed McCauley's rape conviction and life sentence, holding that the child victim's testimony, including his identification of the penetration depicted in diagrams, constituted substantial evidence even without corroboration. The court also held that the circuit court properly denied McCauley's morning-of-trial continuance motion because counsel lacked diligence in securing witnesses and could not show prejudice from their absence.