Jackson v. State

Appellant was convicted of sodomy and was sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary. At arraignment, in the presence of his counsel, he pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. After sentence was imposed he gave notice of appeal. He is in this court with a free transcript and trial counsel was appointed to represent him on this appeal.

Both the victim and the accused were incarcerated in the Prattville City Jail on July 2, 1977, on charges of public drunkenness. The victim was white and about seventy years of age. The accused was black and twenty-nine years of age, weighing…