Legal Opinion
Embrey v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 26, 1968No. 3 Div. 327PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
On February 17, 1967, a grand jury of Montgomery County returned an indictment against James Leroy Embrey and Willie Lee Davis for the robbery of J. W. O’Daniel.
Upon his arraignment Embrey pleaded not guilty.
A severance was granted at the request of Embrey and Davis.
Embrey’s trial began on Monday, March 6, 1967, and was concluded on the following day. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed Embrey’s punishment at life imprisonment. Judgment and sentence were in accord with the jury’s verdict. After his motion for new trial was denied, Embrey appealed to this court. He…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by74 opinions
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