Mosley v. State
Mosley v. State
Opinion
Chedric Mosley was indicted and convicted for sodomy in violation of Alabama Code 1975, §
The assault occurred on June 19, 1982, in the Calhoun County Jail. Dennis Duncan testified, in explicit detail, that Mosley and several other inmates beat and sodomized him. His testimony was confirmed by inmate Render Owensby, who witnessed the attack.
Mosley denied the offense and presented the testimony of nine other inmates of the county jail to support his testimony that no sodomy occurred.
Mosley argues that the evidence is insufficient because "it is obvious from the testimony that Dennis Duncan and Render Owensby testified against him in this case for the sole purpose of receiving favorable treatment from the State." Appellant's Brief, p. 15. *Page 36
"It is not the province of this court to reweigh the evidence. Cumbo v. State,
"Conflicting evidence always presents a question for the jury unless the evidence fails to establish a prima facie case.Starling v. State,
"This Court will not interfere when the evidence is conflicting if there was material evidence tending to support the jury's verdict. `(T)he verdict settles any conflict in the evidence' and this Court will not invade the province of the jury. 24A C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1881 (1962)." Simmons v. State,
The State presented a prima facie case of first degree sodomy, Rudolph v. State,
Mosley is indigent and was granted a free transcript. After notice of appeal had been given, appellate counsel filed a "motion to complete, supplement and/or amend the record" by including a transcript of the sentencing hearing. After a hearing, the trial judge denied this motion, finding "(t)hat the Court Reporter of the trial Judge did not record or no longer has the transcript of the sentencing hearing."
The supplemental record filed in this case does show that at the sentencing hearing the prosecutor introduced a certified copy of the Calhoun County Circuit Court minutes showing that Mosley had previously been convicted of three felonies. At trial, Mosley admitted that he had six prior felony convictions for burglary. That admission alone provided the showing necessary to subject Mosley to the Habitual Offender Act.Miliner v. State,
Although Mosley alleges that he has suffered "irreparable harm" and has been denied adequate appellate review due to the absence of a transcript of the sentencing hearing, he fails to allege or even speculate on specific error or injury that may have occurred during sentencing.
Here, there has been no attempt to reconstruct the proceedings of the sentencing hearing through the use of statement of the evidence and proceedings as authorized by Rules 10 (d) and (e), A.R.A.P. There has been no contention that such a statement in lieu of a transcript would not afford Mosley "a viable remedy on appeal." Ex parte Steen,
Mosley was represented by the same counsel at trial and on appeal. Even where appellate counsel is different from trial counsel, appellate courts do not follow a "mechanistic approach" and automatically reverse a conviction because the transcript is less than complete. United States v. Upshaw,
The judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.
AFFIRMED.
All Judges concur.
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