Mosley v. State

Chedric Mosley was indicted and convicted for sodomy in violation of Alabama Code 1975, § 13A-6-63. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without parole. Two issues are raised on appeal.

I

The State presented sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict and the judgment of conviction.

The assault occurred on June 19, 1982, in the Calhoun County Jail. Dennis Duncan testified, in explicit detail, that Mosley and several other inmates beat and sodomized him. His testimony was confirmed by inmate Render Owensby, who witnessed the attack.

Mosley denied the offense and…