Adler v. State

TAYLOR, Judge.

The appellant, Joseph Edward Adler, was originally charged with rape in the first degree but was ultimately convicted of the lesser included offense of sexual abuse in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-6-66, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to a term of six years in the penitentiary. The evidence tended to show that the appellant engaged in various sexual acts with his stepdaughter, A.W., for a period of at least three years. This abuse began in approximately 1984 when A.W. was four years old and continued until 1987. The appellant raises two issues on appeal.

I

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