Jordan v. State

Indecent molestation of a child; five years.

The appellant was indicted for violation of Ala. Code § 13-1-113 (1975) in two separate counts by the July, 1979 term of the Tuscaloosa Grand Jury. Both counts of the indictment follow substantially the language in Ala. Code § 13-1-113 (1975). The jury found appellant "guilty of indecent molestation of a child as charged in the indictment" and assessed a fine of "none" for the offense. At the conclusion of the appellant's sentence hearing, the trial court fixed his punishment at five years imprisonment in the State penitentiary and assessed a fine…