Legal Opinion
Whisenhant v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 23, 1988PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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ON RETURN TO REMAND
This is an appeal following a second sentencing hearing in this cause conducted pursuant to the opinion of the Supreme Court of Alabama in Ex parte Whisenhant, 482 So.2d 1247 (Ala. 1984).
This appellant was first convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Cheryl Lynn Payton in 1977. This trial was held in Jefferson County after venue was changed from Mobile County. On February 20, 1979, his conviction was reversed by this court because…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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- Patton v. YountSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by39 opinions
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