Legal Opinion

Bennison v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 29, 2013No. CR-12-0041Published

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Judge.

Suzanne Carol Bennison was convicted of the sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old, her daughter, in violation of § 13A-6-69.1, Ala.Code 1975, and the sexual torture of her daughter, in violation of § 13A-6-65.1, Ala.Code 1975. She was sentenced to life imprisonment as an habitual offender for each conviction, these sentences to run concurrently.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged, so a rendition of the facts is unnecessary to this decision.

Bennison argues that the trial court érred in denying her motion for new trial based on juror misconduct. Bennison…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Ex Parte BranchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  2. Freeman v. HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
  3. Spradlin v. SpradlinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  4. Ex Parte DobyneSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  5. Ex Parte StewartSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993

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