Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 11, 1991No. CR 90-1051PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES H. FAULKNER, Retired Justice.
In a two-count indictment, Terry Levon Mitchell was charged with the offenses of rape in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-6-61, Code of Alabama 1975, and sodomy in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-6-63, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found Mitchell guilty of the lesser included offense of attempted rape in the first degree, and he was sentenced as a habitual offender to a term of 20 years and 1 day in the state penitentiary. Three issues are raised on appeal.
I
Mitchell contends that the Alabama rape shield statute, § 12-21-203, Code of Alabama…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Smelcher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Hurst v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Starling v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
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3Cited by2 opinions
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