Simmons v. State

WELCH, Judge.

Charles Marquis Simmons, a school teacher, was convicted in 'the Lowndes County District Court for the Class A misdemeanor of having sexual contact with a student less than ID years old, a violation of § 13A-6-82, Ala.Code 1975. This charge was brought pursuant to a complaint filed by the victim’s mother. Simmons appealed to the circuit court for a trial de novo, and he was again convicted in the circuit court. Simmons was sentenced to 1 year in the county, jail; the sentence was split, and he was ordered to *245serve 30 days in the county jail, followed by 1 year of probation.…