Watkins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
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The petitioner, Darryl Travis Watkins, appeals from the circuit court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to A.R.Cr.P. Temp. 20. In 1982, the petitioner was convicted, after a jury trial, of the capital offense of murder committed during the course of a robbery, in violation of § 13A-5-31, Code of Alabama 1975, and he was sentenced to death. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. SeeWatkins v. State, 509 So.2d 1056…
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2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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