Morton v. State

Ronald Anthony Morton was indicted for sodomy in the first degree in violation of § 13A-6-63, Code of Alabama 1975, sexual abuse in the first degree in violation of § 13A-6-66, Code of Alabama 1975, and child abuse in violation of § 26-15-3, Code of Alabama 1975. He was found "guilty as charged in the indictment." He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the sodomy conviction and 10 years for the other two convictions to run concurrently with the 15 year sentence. He raises four issues on appeal.

The record reveals that E.G. was four-years old at the time of the abuse. She attended the Head…