Ray v. State

MURDOCK, Justice.

Thomas Chester Ray, Jr., was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse, a violation of Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-6-66(a)(l), for an offense involving a child. The trial court sentenced Ray to 10 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Ray’s conviction and sentence. Ray v. State, 52 So.3d 547 (Ala.Crim.App. 2007). This Court granted Ray’s petition for a writ of certiorari. The issue before us is whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence relating to a prior juvenile adjudication in Ohio in which Ray pleaded guilty to an offense involving sexual…