Legal Opinion
Pierce v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 20, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, Pierce, was indicted by a two-count indictment for the first-degree sexual abuse of Penny Pierce, as proscribed by § 13A-6-66 (a)(1), Code of Alabama 1975 (Count I) and for the first-degree sexual abuse of Sherry Pierce, as proscribed by § 13A-6-66 (a)(3) (Count II).1
After disposal of various pre-trial motions, Pierce informed the trial court of his desire to plead guilty and filed a "MOTION TO ALLOW PLEA OF GUILTY PURSUANT TO AGREEMENT." The trial court then informed Pierce of the range of possible sentence and, also, his rights enunciated in Boykin v. Alabama,395 U.S. 238, 89…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Inmon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Allison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Griffith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989