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45 Ala. App. 467

Smith v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 24, 1970

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · decided 1970-02-24

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently October 1971

2 state decisions

Relies on Boykin v. Alabama · 45 Ala. App. 252 - Hall v. State

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Decided 1970-02-24

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ALMON, Judge.

¶1On March 4, 1969, the Grand Jury of Madison County returned three indictments charging appellant with (1) carnal knowledge of a girl over twelve and under sixteen years of age, (2) indecent molestation of a child, and (3) the crime against nature. The carnal knowledge charge was reduced by agreement to indecent molestation.

¶2On March 7, 1969, with the assistance of court appointed counsel, appellant pled guilty to all three indictments. He was sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary for each of the child molestation offenses and ten “days” for the crime against nature. Tit. 14, § 106, Code of Alabama, 1940, fixes the punishment for the crime against nature at not less than two nor more than ten years. Presumably, the ten "day” sentence is an error.

¶3Appellant’s only contention is that this court should reverse these three convictions because the record does not disclose that he voluntarily and understandingly entered his pleas of guilty in accordance with Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274. Boykin was decided on June 2, 1969. Appellant entered his guilty pleas on March 7, 1969. In Hall v. State, 45 Ala.App. 252, 228 So.2d 863, we held the principles announced in Boykin were not to be given retroactive application.

¶4Therefore, the judgments appealed from are due to be and the same are hereby affirmed. The crime against nature cause is remanded for proper sentencing.

¶5Affirmed and remanded.

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