Legal Opinion

Miller v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 4, 1983No. 8 Div. 847PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HUBERT TAYLOR, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree in violation of § 13A-6-66, Code of Alabama 1975. Sentence was seven years. Two issues are presented for review.

Miller’s first contention is that evidence of past convictions were erroneously admitted into evidence. Miller pled not guilty by reason of insanity. The first witness for the defense, Miller’s mother, testified that her son had been in an accident when a small child and had been mentally unstable since that time. On cross examination, the District Attorney asked the witness if she had heard that her…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Grammer v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
  2. Watts v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ex Parte MillerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984

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