Ex Parte State of Alabama, 1090759 (Ala. 3-18-2011)

COBB, Chief Justice.

On April 10, 2008, Luvertte Williams 1 was convicted of rape in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-6-61, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment and was ordered to pay $50 to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund. Williams appealed his conviction and sentence to the Court of Criminal Appeals, which reversed his conviction. See Williams v. State, 73 So.3d 731 (Ala.Crim.App.2009). The State petitioned for the writ of certiorari, and we granted the State’s petition on June 17, 2010. We now reverse the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals and remand…