M.L.H. v. State

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, M.L.H.,1 was adjudicated a youthful offender based on the circuit court’s finding that he was guilty of first-degree sodomy, a violation of § 13A-6-63, Ala.Code 1975.2 The circuit court sentenced M.L.H. to a term of 3 years’ imprisonment; however, the court split the sentence and ordered M.L.H. to serve 9 months’ imprisonment followed by 27 months’ supervised probation. The circuit court also ordered M.L.H. to submit a DNA sample, to undergo sex-offender treatment, and to pay $50 to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund and court costs.

The evidence presented at…