Fred Kimball, Sr. v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed Kimball’s rape convictions, holding that the prosecution was not time-barred because the circuit court reasonably found that the alleged assaults of two victims had not been reported to law enforcement before the limitations period was extended. The court also held that abuse of discretion was the proper standard for reviewing the denial of the limitations-based motion to dismiss. Kimball’s arguments that the State failed to meet its burden and that he was entitled to a new limitations hearing were unpreserved.