Ray v. State

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

KELLUM, Judge. 1

The appellant, Thomas Chester Ray, Jr., was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-6-66(a)(l), Ala.Code 1975. The circuit court sentenced Ray to 10 years’ imprisonment. This Court affirmed Ray’s conviction and sentence on April 27, 2007. See Ray v. State, 52 So.3d 547 (Ala.Crim.App.2007).

Ray petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court for certiorari review, arguing that the circuit court erred in admitting evidence relating to a prior juvenile adjudication in Ohio in which Ray pleaded guilty to an offense involving…