Boyd v. State

699 So.2d 967 (1997)

Ernest C. BOYD

v.

STATE.

CR-95-2088.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

April 18, 1997.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1997.

Habib Yazdtchi, Daphne, for appellant.

Bill Pryor, atty. gen., and Andy S. Poole, asst. atty. gen., for appellee.

LONG, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Ernest C. Boyd, was convicted of rape in the first degree and kidnapping in the first degree, violations of Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-6-61 and § 13A-6-43, respectively. He was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to life in prison without parole.

I

The appellant contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion…