Dardy v. State

JOINER, Judge.

Charlie Frank Dardy was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse, see § 13A-6-66, Ala.Code 1975, and was sentenced as an habitual felony offender to 35 years’ imprisonment. In appealing his conviction and sentence, Dardy challenges only the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress certain DNA evidence that law enforcement obtained from him. We affirm.

*545 Facts and Procedural History

On July 18, 2009, D.H. and M.S. left M.S.’s daughter, A.S., home alone with her then-17-year-old sister, C.S. A.S., who was 22 years old at that time, suffers from “Pervasive Developmental Disorder,”…