MORGAN v. STATE

CR 89-254.

570 So.2d 859 (1990)

Michael J. MORGAN v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Parkman III of Parkman & Brantley, Dothan, for appellant.

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and Jack W. Willis, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


TYSON, Judge.

Michael J. Morgan was indicted for sexual abuse in the first degree in violation of § 13A-6-66, Code of Alabama 1975. He was found guilty "as charged in the indictment" and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. This conviction must be reversed, because the State failed to establish the proper chain of custody for the introduction of a urine sample allegedly taken from the victim.

E.S., who was a patient at Dale County Hospital, was...

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