James Beauford Lamb, Jr. 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-08-1682 James Beauford Lamb, J r . v. S t a t e o f Alabama Appeal from T a l l a p o o s a C i r c u i t (CC-03-125.61) Court On Remand f r o m t h e A l a b a m a Supreme Court PER CURIAM. James B e a u f o r d Lamb, J r . , a p p e a l e d t h e c i r c u i t summary dismissal of h i s p e t i t i o n for postconviction f i l e d p u r s u a n t t o R u l e 3 2 , A l a . R. C r i m . P. challenged court's relief Lamb's p e t i t i o n 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 rape and f i r s t - CR-08-1682 d e g r e e s e x u a l abuse and h i s r e s u l t i n g s e n t e n c e s o f 20 i m p r i s o n m e n t on t h e r a p e c o n v i c t i o n and 10 y e a r s ' on the circuit sexual-abuse court's judgment. 2010] So. June 25, then conviction. p e t i t i o n e d the review. I n an Lamb v. 3d State, Supreme imprisonment Court Court i s s u e d O c t o b e r 28, affirmed [Ms. ( A l a . C r i m . App. Alabama opinion This the CR-08-1682, 2010). for 2011, years' Lamb certiorari the Alabama 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 as i t a f f i r m e d t h e c i r c u i t c o u r t ' s summary d i s m i s s a l o f t h a t p a r t o f Lamb's R u l e 32 p e t i t i o n c h a l l e n g i n g h i s c o n v i c t i o n f o r f i r s t - d e g r e e s e x u a l abuse. 1 Ex p a r t e 3d __ , ___ Lamb, ( A l a . 2011). degree s e x u a l abuse, the [Ms. 1091668, O c t . As to the 28, 2011] So. conviction for Supreme C o u r t s p e c i f i c a l l y first- held: "The j u r y d e l i v e r e d two i n c o n s i s t e n t v e r d i c t s as t o c o u n t I I o f t h e i n d i c t m e n t c h a r g i n g Lamb w i t h first-degree sexual a b u s e , one o f w h i c h was a w r i t t e n v e r d i c t f o r m f i n d i n g Lamb 'not guilty,' w h i c h became f i n a l when i t was a c c e p t e d by t h e c o u r t and t h e j u r y d i s c h a r g e d . The j u r y t h e n l e f t t h e p r e s e n c e and s u p e r v i s i o n o f t h e c o u r t . T h e r e a f t e r , n e i t h e r t h e j u r y n o r t h e t r i a l c o u r t had t h e power I n a f o o t n o t e , t h e Supreme C o u r t s t a t e d : "Lamb was c h a r g e d w i t h f i r s t - d e g r e e r a p e , f i r s t - d e g r e e s e x u a l a b u s e , and i n c e s t w i t h r e g a r d t o one v i c t i m ( c o u n t s I , I I , and I I I ) and w i t h s e c o n d - d e g r e e s e x u a l abuse as t o a n o t h e r v i c t i m (count IV). Only issues relating to count II--the first-degree-sexual-abuse c o n v i c t i o n - - a r e before us." Ex p a r t e Lamb, So. 3d a t n.1 ( e m p h a s i s a d d e d ) . 1 2 CR-08-1682 t o a l t e r t h e v e r d i c t . P r e f e r r e d R i s k [Mut. I n s . Co. V. S t u a r t ] , 395 So. 2d [980,] a t 987 [ ( A l a . 1 9 8 1 ) ] . The w r i t t e n v e r d i c t f o r m f o r c o u n t I I s i g n e d by t h e jury f o r e m a n t h a t was d e l i v e r e d to the court i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e j u r y f o u n d Lamb 'not g u i l t y ' o f s e x u a l abuse i n t h e f i r s t d e g r e e , as c h a r g e d , and t h a t i s t h e v e r d i c t t h a t must s t a n d . Any s u b s e q u e n t a l t e r a t i o n of the v e r d i c t under the f a c t s of t h i s c a s e w o u l d s u b j e c t Lamb t o 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 f o r a c r i m e he had b e e n a c q u i t t e d o f and would v i o l a t e h i s r i g h t s a g a i n s t double jeopardy u n d e r 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 and t h e A l a b a m a Constitution. "The C o u r t o f C r i m i n a l A p p e a l s ' a f f i r m a n c e o f t h e T a l l a p o o s a C i r c u i t C o u r t ' s summary d i s m i s s a l o f Lamb's R u l e 32 p e t i t i o n t h e r e f o r e must be r e v e r s e d and t h e c a u s e remanded t o t h a t c o u r t f o r f u r t h e r proceedings c o n s i s t e n t with t h i s opinion." Ex p a r t e Lamb, In Court, So. accordance we with remand t h i s 3d a t . the opinion case to the of the circuit Alabama court Supreme f o r i t to v a c a t e the p a r t of i t s judgment s u m m a r i l y d i s m i s s i n g t h a t p a r t of Lamb's R u l e first-degree 32 petition sexual challenging assault and to c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e Supreme C o u r t ' s his enter conviction a new for judgment o p i n i o n i n Ex p a r t e Lamb. REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS. Windom, P . J . , concur. and W e l c h , K e l l u m , 3 B u r k e , and Joiner, J J . ,

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