Richerson v. State

This case was originally assigned to another judge on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. It was reassigned to Judge Cobb on January 17, 1995.

Chester Richerson, the appellant, was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree, a violation of Ala. Code 1975, §13A-6-66(a)(3). He was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. After a pretrial hearing, the trial court ruled admissible out-of-court statements made by the child victim, R.R., pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 15-25-32(2)(a)(5) and § 15-25-37. The issues raised on appeal concern the Child Physical and Sexual Abuse Victim Protection…