Talley v. State

The appellant, Burley Talley, was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse, a violation of § 13A-6-66, Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to serve a term of sixty-six months in prison. The appellant filed a motion for a new trial, which the trial court denied. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in numerous instances. He raised several ineffective-assistance-of-counsel allegations in his motion for a new trial and during a resentencing hearing. However, the State did not refute any of the allegations, and the trial court…