Legal Opinion

Myers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided December 19, 1978No. 4 Div. 674PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWEN W. SIMMONS, Retired Circuit Judge.

Appellant-defendant was indicted for molesting a male child under sixteen years of *551age. He was convicted by a jury, and sentenced by the trial court to five years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The sufficiency of the indictment was not challenged. It charges the nature of the molestation and its appeal to the carnal nature of the victim and the defendant. It is unnecessary to set out the allegations here verba, but suffice it is that the allegations are sufficient to have informed defendant of the nature of the charge.

It appears from the evidence that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  2. Hutcherson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958
  3. Ex Parte StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  4. Singley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  5. Kendrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  2. Wilcox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  3. Hammock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  4. Abney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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