Jones v. State

Dwight Jerome Jones, the appellant, was convicted of first degree rape in violation of Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-6-61, and was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment. At the same trial, he was also convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree in violation of § 13A-6-66 and was given a consecutive sentence of seven years' imprisonment. On this appeal from those convictions, the appellant argues that, at his trial, the State improperly introduced evidence of a collateral criminal act and that the evidence does not support his convictions.

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The appellant was indicted for the attempted rape of S.W. At…