Legal Opinion
McLaren v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 4, 1977PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Murder; life.
Craig R. McLaren was indicted by the Madison County Grand Jury in November, 1975 and was charged with unlawfully killing Dorothy G. Traylor.
On December 10, 1975, the appellant filed four motions at trial, one of which was a motion for a change of venue. An evidentiary hearing was held and the motions were denied.
The case was called for trial on May 11, 1976, and at that time the appellant filed a motion to quash the indictment. Counsel for the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Armstrong v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Sorrell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Sprinkle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Melson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Oryang v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
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