Boyd v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Ernest C. Boyd, was convicted of rape in the first degree and kidnapping in the first degree, violations of Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-6-61 and § 13A-6-43, respectively. He was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to life in prison without parole.
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The appellant contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal because, he says, the state failed to prove a prima facie case of rape in the first degree. Specifically, he…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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