Legal Opinion

Ciervo v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 5, 1976PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Child molestation; two years.

The indictment charged that Joseph Ciervo:

". . . did take or attempt to take immoral, improper, or indecent liberties with . . . a female child under 16 years of age, with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual desires, either of the said JOSEPH CIERVO or of such child, or of both the said JOSEPH CIERVO and such child by kissing her on the cheek and fondling her private parts, or did commit, or attempt to commit a lewd or lascivious act upon or with the body, or a part or member of the body of such child, with the intent…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Wright v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1954
  4. Burton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
  5. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lidge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  3. Giles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  4. Lawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  5. Chesson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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