Ayers v. State

The appellant, Michael Bernard Ayers, was convicted of escape in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-10-31, Code of Alabama 1975; rape in the first degree, a violation of §13A-6-61(a)(1), Code of Alabama 1975; and two counts of sodomy in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-6-63(a)(1), Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to a term of 10 years in the penitentiary for the escape conviction and 25 years' incarceration each for the rape and sodomy convictions. The sentences for rape and sodomy are to run concurrently with each other and consecutively with the 10-year sentence imposed for…