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Burkett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 31, 1983PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Child abuse; sentence: six years' imprisonment.

On July 11, 1982, Cecilia Melton and the victim, her five-year-old daughter Juanita, visited appellant at his residence in Montgomery. During the course of the visit, the victim was severely beaten which caused severe bruises and contusions over a large portion of her body. The child's…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. People v. ChessmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Ex Parte AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
  2. Ex Parte JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  3. Brandon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  4. Parrish v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  5. Underwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993

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