Legal Opinion
Riley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 21, 2003No. CR-01-1530PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On December 12, 2001, McGregory Ladale Riley was convicted of murder, a violation of § 13A-6-2(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975. On February 12, 2002, the trial court sentenced him to life in prison. On March 4, 2002, Riley filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied by operation of law on April 13, 2002, 60 days after the pronouncement of sentence. See Rule 24.4, Ala.R.Crim.P. This appeal followed.
The evidence adduced at trial revealed the following: On December 30, 2000, Riley and Jomika Williams, his girlfriend, were at her apartment after returning from her sister's house; they began to argue.…
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