Legal Opinion
Behel v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 30, 1979No. 8 Div. 196PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Burglary, first degree; sentence; forty years.
Curtis Gene Behel was arrested on May 24, 1978, at his trailer. An investigation by law enforcement officers had revealed that his description was similar to the description given by the victim who had been raped after a burglar had broken into her trailer.
Behel was indicted by the Lauderdale County Grand Jury and charged with burglary in the first degree with intent to rape. He was represented by an attorney at his arraignment where he pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. After trial by jury he was found guilty and later…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Zap v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. Lloyd Nelson JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Berness v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hollander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Ballard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Behel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Coots v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Ex Parte HammondSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
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