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        "text": "George Rose Smith, Justice.\nThe appellant, Mike Wall, was charged with rape in that he had engaged in deviate sexual activity with his stepdaughter, then ten years old. The sufficiency of the evidence is not questioned, it being undisputed that Wall fondled the child and caused her to perform an act of oral sex upon him. The jury found the defendant guilty and fixed his punishment at 40 years\u2019 imprisonment. Three points of error are argued, but they are all without merit.\nIt is first argued that defense counsel should have been supplied with funds for the employment of a psychiatrist and a psychologist to assist in the presentation of an insanity defense. The trial court had granted a defense request that Wall be sent to the State Hospital for a mental examination. There Wall was examined by a psychiatrist and a psychologist. In a joint report they found that he had a dysthymic disorder (a tendency to despondency) and a mixed personality disorder with antisocial and passive-aggressive traits. The doctors found that Wall appeared to be aware of the nature of the charges, that he was capable of cooperating effectively in his defense, and that at the time of the commission of the offense he did not lack the capacity to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform h<s conduct to the requirements of the law. The report provides no basis for the defense of mental disease or defect, as defined by Ark. Stat. Ann. \u00a7 41-601 (Repl. 1977).\nAfter the hospital report had been filed defense counsel made their motion for funds, stating merely that they anticipated raising the defense of insanity and that the requested funds were necessary to provide for that defense. No facts were stated to suggest any basis for the defense. The motion was denied. At a pretrial hearing counsel renewed the motion, but again no facts were stated or proffered. The motion was again denied.\nUnder our prior cases the denial of the motion was proper, because Wall\u2019s rights were adequately protected by the examination at the State Hospital, an institution which has no part in the prosecution of criminals. Andrews v. State, 265 Ark. 390, 578 S.W.2d 585 (1979); Hale v. State, 246 Ark. 989, 440 S.W.2d 550 (1969). An indigent defendant\u2019s constitutional right to an examination by a psychiatrist was recently discussed in detail in Ake v. Oklahoma, 105 S.Ct. 1087 (1985). There the Supreme Court emphasized the risk of error, absent a psychiatric examination, \u201cwhen the defendant\u2019s mental condition is seriously in question.\u201d As far as our present case is concerned, the Court stated the appropriate rule as follows: \u201cWhen the defendant is able to make an ex parte showing to the trial court that his sanity is likely to be a significant factor in his defense, the need for the assistance of a psychiatrist is readily apparent.\u201d P. 1097. Here there was no showing, either before or during the trial, that Wall\u2019s sanity was seriously in question.\nThe appellant\u2019s second and third arguments relate to his confession, which was introduced by the State. We have reviewed the testimony and find no basis for disagreeing with the trial judge\u2019s conclusion that the taped statement was voluntary. Wall was warned of his Miranda rights. Both the deputy prosecutor and the police officer who were present when the statement was taken testified that Wall cried at times and appeared to be upset, but he freely admitted his guilt and said he was ready to take his punishment. The verbatim transcription of the statement confirms the other proof of voluntariness. There is no indication of coercion.\nThe last argument is that the trial court did not delete all inadmissible portions of the statement before it was read to the jury. The statement was in question-and-answer form, just as it took place, and there were implications that Wall had previously engaged in similar conduct with this same stepdaughter. Under our law, however, direct proof of Wall\u2019s earlier sexual relations with the child would have been admissible in evidence. Williams v. State, 156 Ark. 205, 246 S.W. 503 (1922); Williams v. State, 103 Ark. 70, 146 S.W. 471 (1912). The trial court was right in not deleting the implication of facts that might have been proved outright.\nAffirmed.",
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        "author": "George Rose Smith, Justice."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Ed McCorkle, for appellant.",
      "Steve Clark, Att\u2019y Gen., by: William F. Knight, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Mike WALL v. STATE of Arkansas\nCR 86-43\n715 S.W.2d 208\nSupreme Court of Arkansas\nOpinion delivered September 15, 1986\nEd McCorkle, for appellant.\nSteve Clark, Att\u2019y Gen., by: William F. Knight, Asst. Att\u2019y Gen., for appellee."
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