Legal Opinion
Fain v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 8, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harold Fain was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree in violation of § 13A-6-66, Code of Alabama 1975, and sodomy in the first degree in violation of § 13A-6-63, Code of Alabama 1975, upon the person of his stepdaughter. He was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for sexual abuse and life imprisonment for sodomy, with the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal, he raises one issue: Whether the court erred in admitting the testimony of one Judy Isom regarding incriminating statements made by the appellant to her.
The testimony of the victim in this case was that her stepfather had…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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