Atchison v. State

Timothy Christopher Atchison was indicted for rape in the first degree in violation of § 13A-6-61, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment," and the trial judge sentenced him to fifty years in the state penitentiary.

The prosecutrix in this cause was a school teacher at Shelby County High School in November of 1987. She taught students in the emotional conflict program. The appellant, fifteen years old at the time, was one of her students.

According to federal guidelines, the teachers in this special education program were required to give a…