T. D. M. v. State of Alabama

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REL: 03/23/2012 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, 2011-2012 CR-08-0355 T.D.M. v. S t a t e o f Alabama Appeal from Wilcox C i r c u i t (CC-06-12) Court On Remand f r o m t h e A l a b a m a Supreme Court PER CURIAM. T.D.M. a p p e a l e d h i s c o n v i c t i o n s f o r f i r s t - d e g r e e s e x u a l abuse, sodomy, see § 13A-6-66, A l a . Code 1975, and f i r s t - d e g r e e s e e § 13A-6-63, A l a . Code 1975, and h i s r e s u l t i n g s e n t e n c e s o f 2 0 y e a r s ' i m p r i s o n m e n t f o r t h e sodomy c o n v i c t i o n CR-08-1682 and 5 y e a r s ' imprisonment f o r the sexual-abuse This Court a f f i r m e d the c i r c u i t State, [Ms. CR-08-0355, C r i m . App. 2 0 1 0 ) . as c o u r t ' s judgment. June 2 5 , 2010] review. 1 T.D.M. v . So. 3d T.D.M. t h e n p e t i t i o n e d t h e A l a b a m a Court f o r c e r t i o r a r i 2011, conviction. (Ala. Supreme I n an o p i n i o n i s s u e d O c t o b e r 28, t h e A l a b a m a Supreme C o u r t r e v e r s e d o u r j u d g m e n t i n s o f a r i taffirmed count. 2 the c i r c u i t c o u r t ' s judgment on t h e sodomy Ex p a r t e T.D.M., [Ms. 1091645, O c t . 28, 2011] So. In i t s o p i n i o n r e v e r s i n g o u r judgment a f f i r m i n g t h e sodomy c o n v i c t i o n , t h e A l a b a m a Supreme C o u r t s t a t e d t h a t T.D.M. was s e n t e n c e d " t o t h r e e y e a r s i n t h e s t a t e p e n i t e n t i a r y f o r b o t h c o u n t s , t h e s e n t e n c e s t o r u n c o n c u r r e n t l y . " Ex p a r t e T.D.M., [Ms. 1091645, O c t . 28, 2011] So. 3 d , (Ala. 2011). I n o u r o r i g i n a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f T.D.M.'s a p p e a l , we n o t e d a d i s c r e p a n c y between t h e t r a n s c r i p t o f t h e s e n t e n c i n g h e a r i n g and t h e t r i a l court's written sentencing order; c o n s e q u e n t l y , we d i r e c t e d t h e c i r c u i t c o u r t t o c o r r e c t t h e r e c o r d t o c l a r i f y what s e n t e n c e i t h a d i m p o s e d on T.D.M. f o r his convictions. See R u l e 1 0 ( g ) , A l a . R. App. P. In response, the c i r c u i t court submitted a c o r r e c t e d r e c o r d indicating that i t had sentenced T.D.M. t o c o n c u r r e n t sentences o f 5 years' imprisonment on t h e s e x u a l - a b u s e conviction a n d 20 y e a r s ' imprisonment on t h e sodomy conviction. 1 2 The Supreme Court s t a t e d that i t "granted c e r t i o r a r i s o l e l y t o determine whether T.D.M.'s c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t s a g a i n s t b e i n g p l a c e d t w i c e i n j e o p a r d y , u n d e r t h e F i f t h Amendment t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s C o n s t i t u t i o n a n d a r t . I , § 9, o f t h e A l a b a m a C o n s t i t u t i o n o f 1901, were v i o l a t e d when t h e j u r y r e t u r n e d a n o t - g u i l t y v e r d i c t on t h e sodomy c o u n t , was d i s c h a r g e d , l e f t t h e c o u r t r o o m , a n d t h e n 2 CR-08-1682 3d , sodomy ( A l a . 2011) . conviction violated jeopardy. In The Supreme C o u r t So. 3 d a t accordance with Court, we remand t h i s vacate T.D.M.'s T.D.M.'s rights held that the against double . the opinion case o f t h e A l a b a m a Supreme to the c i r c u i t court f o ri t to c o n v i c t i o n f o r f i r s t - d e g r e e sodomy e n t e r a j u d g m e n t o f a c q u i t t a l on t h e sodomy and t o charge. REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. Windom, P . J . , a n d W e l c h , K e l l u m , concur. Burke, and J o i n e r , J J . , r e t u r n e d and changed i t s v e r d i c t . " Ex p a r t e T.D.M., So. 3d a t 3 .

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