Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Burgess
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 28, 1998No. 1970146PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Alonzo Lydell Burgess petitioned for a writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals, which had affirmed his conviction and death sentence on one count of murder made capital by his killing three people pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct.See Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-5-40 (a) (10). This Court issued the writ of certiorari as a matter of right, pursuant to Ala. R. App. P. 39 (c).
We have carefully reviewed all of the issues presented in the petition, the briefs, and oral argument. With one exception, all of the issues now raised by Burgess were addressed by the Court of Criminal…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ex Parte HarrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Ex Parte MurrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Murry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Ex Parte DeBruceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
- Whitehead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
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