Peavy v. State

Pope, Judge.

Mallory Francis Peavy was indicted in two counts for the offenses of kidnapping and enticing a child for indecent purposes. The indictment alleged that appellant Peavy had previously pled guilty to the offense of inveigling a child and had prior convictions of two counts of statutory rape and child molestation. Appellant pled not guilty and was tried before a jury which returned guilty verdicts on both counts. The trial court held the sentencing hearing outside the presence of the jury and the state introduced without objection certified copies of the previous convictions alleged…