Pierce v. State

296 So.2d 218 (1974)

In re J. L. PIERCE

v.

The STATE of Alabama.

Ex parte J. L. Pierce.

SC 483.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

May 9, 1974.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1974.

J. Paul Lowery, Montgomery, Robert Eugene Smith, D. Freeman Hutton, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen. and George M. Van Tassel, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., and Francis A. Poggi, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for the state.

HEFLIN, Chief Justice.

The major holdings of this case are as follows:

1. The tests set forth in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, 93 S.Ct. 2607, 37 L.Ed. 2d 419 (1973) are engrafted by judicial…