ACOSTA v. STATE

CR-13-1763.

208 So.3d 645 (2015)

Devonte Cortes ACOSTA v. STATE of Alabama.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

May 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Timothy Kyle , Decatur, for appellant.

Luther Strange , atty. gen., and Kristi O. Wilkerson , asst. atty. gen., for appellee.


Devonte Cortes Acosta was convicted of first-degree burglary, a violation of § 13A-7-5, Ala.Code 1975, and was sentenced to 156 months in prison.

On appeal, Acosta argues that the trial court improperly prevented him from putting on a defense by not allowing him to present a statement one of the alleged perpetrators made...

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