Surratt v. State

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Cornelius Sinclair Sur-ratt, was convicted of rape in the second degree, a violation of § 13A-6-62, Ala. Code 1975. The circuit court sentenced Surratt to 12 years’ imprisonment and ordered Surratt to pay a $1,000 fine, $100 to the crime victims compensation fund, and court costs.

The evidence presented at trial established the following pertinent facts. S.J. was suffering from breast cancer and sent her daughter, J.H., to live with Surratt and Chiquitta Surratt. J.H. lived there for approximately a year and a half. Surratt was the assistant basketball coach at…