THORNTON v. STATE

3 Div. 591.

527 So.2d 143 (1987)

Ottis THORNTON v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied May 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Law, Montgomery, for appellant.

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and Tommie Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Ottis Thornton was convicted for the first degree sodomy of a nine-year-old child and sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment. Two issues are raised on this appeal from that conviction.

I

The trial court properly prevented defense counsel from cross-examining the victim about statements she made to a clinical psychologist for the Department of Human Resources in this particular case. Defense counsel was using a report...

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