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Murry v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 29, 1983PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Paul Edward Murry was indicted for the capital offense of murdering one Mary Pearl McCord, by shooting her with a pistol, while she was on active duty as a police officer for the City of Montgomery and was attempting to arrest Murry in violation of § 13A-5-40 (a)(5), Code of Alabama, 1975.

The jury found the appellant "guilty of the capital offense as charged in the indictment." Following a separate sentencing hearing, the jury recommended the trial judge "fix punishment at life imprisonment without parole."

The trial judge ordered a pre-sentence report and set another sentencing hearing. After…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. United States v. FeolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HarrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  2. McMillian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  3. Sockwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  4. Harrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  5. Ex Parte MurrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1984

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