Rudolph v. State

ON REHEARING

BOWEN, Judge.

The appellant was indicted and convicted for a crime against nature as condemned by Title 15, Section 106, Code of Alabama 1940. Sentence was fixed at ten years imprisonment. The appellant is represented by retained counsel both at trial and on appeal.

The conviction of the appellant was affirmed without opinion by this court, all judges concurring, on December 20, 1977. On rehearing, the appellant has requested this court to deliver an opinion setting out the facts and reasoning behind its decision.

While we fully appreciate appellate counsel’s skilled and diligent…