Alabama Supreme Court 85-1516.
TAYLOR, Judge.
Henry Rufus Joiner was convicted of sexual abuse in the first degree of the 12-year-old daughter of his nine-year common law wife, and was sentenced to six years' imprisonment. On appeal, he raises only one issue: whether the fact of a custody hearing for the child in juvenile court estops the state from proceeding criminally against him in this case.
When the child first made complaint, the Baldwin County...
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