Ex Parte Williamson

Billie Joe Williamson was convicted in the Circuit Court of Etowah County on counts of attempted rape and the unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle. He was sentenced to imprisonment on each count.

On appeal, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed his conviction of attempted rape. 570 So.2d 722. However, it failed to address his conviction of breaking and entering. Consequently, he petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari on the ground that the Court of Criminal Appeals' opinion essentially affirmed the breaking and entering conviction and thereby created a conflict with…