Fleming v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

The appellant, William Fleming, appeals his convictions for sexual abuse in the first degree, § 13A-6-66, Code of Alabama 1975, and for attempted rape in the first degree, § 13A-4-2. He was convicted of the offenses after a jury trial and was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for each conviction. The sentences were ordered to be served concurrently. After filing a timely notice of appeal, the appellant’s appointed counsel, who also represented him during his trial, filed a no-merit brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).…