R.M. v. State

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

The State of Alabama, on behalf of R.S. (mother), filed a complaint for paternity and child support against R.M. in the Juvenile Court of Walker County. The juvenile court entered an order in favor of R.M. The State appealed the order to the Circuit Court of Walker County for a jury trial. The jury returned a verdict finding R.M. to be the father of the child. R.M. appeals.

R.M. raises several issues for our review. We find the dispositive issue to be whether the trial court erroneously excluded evidence offered by R.M. to show that the mother had…