Ex Parte Mullins

Kerry Neal Mullins pleaded guilty to first-degree sodomy, a violation of § 13A-6-63(a)(3), Ala. Code 1975, and was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. Mullins appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, arguing that the trial court had erred in denying his motion to suppress the statement he made to law-enforcement officers. Although the State conceded that Mullins had reserved for appellate review the issues raised in his motion to suppress, the Court of Criminal Appeals, in an unpublished memorandum, dismissed Mullins's appeal. Mullins v.State, 920 So.2d 584 (Ala.Crim.App. 2004). In its…