Legal Opinion
Varner v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 24, 1982PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was indicted and convicted for theft in the first degree. Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-8-3. Sentence was life imprisonment as a habitual offender. Three issues are presented on appeal.
I
The confession was admissible despite the fact that a law enforcement officer obtained routine information from the defendant before advising him of his rights under Miranda v.Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966).
After the defendant had been arrested and taken to the city jail, he intelligently and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights and admitted his guilt. However,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- United States of America Ex Rel. Cleveland Hines v. J. E. Lavallee, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemora, NewyorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Andrew Carmen MenichinoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Elijah Ivory Joe Grant, United States of America v. Maurice Eugene Vaughan, United States of America v. Tyrees Coloza WhiteheadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Dill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- United States v. Jerry Wayne Sims, A/K/A "Silver"Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Ingram v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Ex Parte WaldropSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Kinder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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