Rodgers v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

The appellant, Ray Rodgers, was convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy to commit murder, in violation of § 13A-4-3, and of attempted murder, in violation of § 13A-4-2, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 99 years’ imprisonment in each case, with the sentences to run consecutively.

The appellant raises four issues on appeal; however, we need only address his argument that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of prior bad acts that occurred 17 to 18 years prior to the instant offense. At trial, the following occurred:

“Q. [prosecutor] Now, you said Heath [the…