Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Barnett
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 10, 2009No. 1071731Published
1Opinion of the Court
20 So.3d 1260 (2009)
Ex parte Leon BARNETT
(In re Leon Barnett v. State of Alabama).
1071731.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
April 10, 2009.
Andrew M. Skier, Montgomery, for petitioner.
Troy King, atty. gen., and Tracy M. Daniel, asst. atty. gen., for respondent.
STUART, Justice.
WRIT QUASHED. NO OPINION.
LYONS, WOODALL, SMITH, and PARKER, JJ., concur.
STUART and BOLIN, JJ., concur specially.
COBB, C.J., and MURDOCK, J., dissent.
SHAW, J., recuses himself.[*]
STUART, Justice (concurring specially).
The trial court has a duty to ascertain whether a defendant has personally waived his right to testify. See Reeves…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. Donald TeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Arredondo v. HuibregtseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Ex Parte McWilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Thomas F. Siciliano v. George Vose, Superintendent, MCI NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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