Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 17, 1989PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Henry Thomas, Jr., was indicted for attempted murder. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment" and the trial judge sentenced the appellant to 25 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary.

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The following occurred during the prosecutor's closing argument:

"MS. PULLIAM: And Mr. Caldwell hasn't put on any evidence whatsoever — not under a duty to put on any evidence, but he certainly got up here and told you a lot of things he believed the evidence in the case was going to be. And that is what I wanted to get across. That is what I want you to recall and really think about,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. Bobby Roy Dennis, Sr., Sharon Denise Cohen, Clarence Bobby Jennings, Brenda Jewell HurleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  5. Currin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Sockwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  2. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  4. Long v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
  5. McGee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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