Pickett v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for sexual abuse in the first degree in violation of Alabama Code Section 13A-6-66 (1975). He was sentenced as an habitual offender to sixteen years' imprisonment.

Evidence for the State established that the victim was a ten-year-old girl whose mother was employed by the defendant. On the morning of August 24, 1981, the defendant spoke with the child's mother and offered to take the girl to get something to eat. After they arrived at the defendant's apartment, the defendant grabbed the victim's hand and took her into the bedroom. He asked her if she…