Legal Opinion
Magwood v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 12, 1988PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING
The original opinion in this case issued on August 18, 1987, is hereby withdrawn and this opinion shall be substituted therefor.
On June 2, 1981, Billy Joe Magwood was convicted of capital murder pursuant to § 13-11-2(a)(5), Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to death. His conviction was affirmed by this court, Magwood v. State, 426 So.2d 918 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982), and by the Alabama Supreme Court, Ex parte Magwood, 426 So.2d 929 (Ala. 1983). Magwood then petitioned the circuit court for writ of error coram nobis. The petition was denied, and that denial was…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- McDonald v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte KyzerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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3Cited by22 opinions
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