Barnette v. State

BASCHAB, Judge.

The appellant, Jerry Allen Barnette, was convicted of bribing a witness, a violation of § 13A-10-121(a)(l), Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to serve a term of seven years in prison. The appellant did not file any post-judgment motions. This appeal followed.

W.G., S.M.’s stepfather, testified that an incident involving a sexual assault of fourteen-year-old S.M. was reported to law enforcement authorities on November 22, 1999. Shortly thereafter, the appellant telephoned him and said he wanted “to talk with [him] on the situation.” (R. 146.) W.G. initially told the…