Carraway v. State

Bill Henry Carraway was indicted for the capital offense of the murder of Karen Rolin committed during sodomy in the first degree or an attempt thereof. § 13A-5-40(a)(3), Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found Carraway guilty of the lesser included offense of murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court committed reversible error by admitting into evidence three audio tape recordings over Carraway's objection that the State had failed to establish a proper predicate for their admission. In support of his claim,…