Legal Opinion
Tarver v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 13, 2000No. CR-99-1379PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, Robert Lee Tarver, Jr., appeals from the circuit court's dismissal of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P. Tarver was convicted and sentenced to death and is scheduled to be executed in Alabama's electric chair on April 14, 2000. Notice of appeal was forwarded to this Court on April 13, 2000.
In 1985, Tarver was convicted of murdering Hugh Sims Kite during the course of a robbery. He was sentenced to death. Tarver's conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. Tarver v. State, 500 So.2d 1232 (Ala.Cr.App.), aff'd, 500 So.2d…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Georgia v. McCollumSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State v. TarverCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- Tarver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- White Consol. Ind. v. American LibertySupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Mashburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
- Ex Parte SandersSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- State v. AdgerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- McCartha v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
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