Thomas Chester Ray, Jr. v. State of Alabama

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REL: 06/25/2010 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o formal r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , Alabama A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ((334) 2 2 9 - 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may b e made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern R e p o r t e r . ALABAMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OCTOBER TERM, 2009-2010 CR-05-0912 Thomas C h e s t e r Ray, Jr. v. S t a t e o f Alabama Appeal from Etowah C i r c u i t (CC-05-907.01) On Remand f r o m KELLUM, Judge. t h e A l a b a m a Supreme Court 1 The a p p e l l a n t , Thomas C h e s t e r sexual Court abuse i n t h e f i r s t degree, Ray, J r . , was c o n v i c t e d o f a violation 6 6 ( a ) ( 1 ) , A l a . Code 1975. The c i r c u i t o f § 13A-6- c o u r t s e n t e n c e d Ray t o J u d g e K e l l u m was n o t a member o f t h e C o u r t o f C r i m i n a l A p p e a l s when t h e o r i g i n a l d e c i s i o n i n t h i s c a s e was r e l e a s e d . T h i s c a s e was a s s i g n e d t o Judge K e l l u m on J a n u a r y 2 0 , 2 0 0 9 . 1 CR-05-0912 10 y e a r s ' i m p r i s o n m e n t . T h i s C o u r t a f f i r m e d Ray's c o n v i c t i o n and s e n t e n c e on A p r i l 27, 2007. See Ray v . S t a t e , 0912, April Ray 27, 2 0 0 7 ] ___ S o . 3 d ___ ( A l a . C r i m . App. 2 0 0 7 ) . p e t i t i o n e d t h e A l a b a m a Supreme C o u r t f o r c e r t i o r a r i review, arguing that evidence r e l a t i n g which contact with the c i r c u i t to a prior Ray p l e a d e d review [Ms. CR-05- guilty a child. court that "the i n admitting j u v e n i l e a d j u d i c a t i o n i n Ohio i n t o an offense The Supreme C o u r t a n d , on May 29, 2009, r e v e r s e d holding erred evidence this regarding involving granted sexual certiorari Court's judgment, Ray's juvenile a d j u d i c a t i o n i n O h i o a n d t h e i n c i d e n t made t h e b a s i s o f t h a t adjudication was d o c t r i n e . " Ex p a r t e 3d , In circuit not admissible under the completeness Ray, [Ms. 1061459, May 29, 2009] So. ( A l a . 2009). light o f t h e Supreme C o u r t ' s h o l d i n g , we r e v e r s e t h e court's judgment a n d remand this case p r o c e e d i n g s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e Supreme C o u r t ' s f o r further opinion. REVERSED AND REMANDED. W i s e , P . J . , a n d W e l c h , Windom, a n d M a i n , J J . , c o n c u r . 2

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