Richards v. State

Appellant, Raymond B. Richards, was indicted by a Houston County Grand Jury for sexual abuse in the first degree, §13A-6-66, Code of Alabama 1975. On February 27, 1984, a jury found appellant guilty of the crime charged in the indictment. Appellant was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. Appellant's motion for a new trial was denied on July 9, 1984. This appeal followed.

Appellant raises only one issue on this appeal, contending that the trial court erroneously overruled his motion for a new trial because there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of "forcible…