Legal Opinion

Campbell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 20, 1984No. 8 Div. 967PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUBERT TAYLOR, Judge.

Appellant, Gerald Ray Campbell, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. Three issues are raised on appeal.

I

Campbell first argues that several questions posed by the prosecutor were improper and highly prejudicial. After reviewing the record, it is clear that the prosecutor’s questions were not good examples of preferred trial technique; however, the objections made at trial were general and, thus, no issue is preserved for review. Steele v. State, 389 So.2d 591 (Ala.Cr.App.1980).

It should be noted that in his reply brief, Campbell…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Steele v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  2. Malone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hinton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  2. Ramsey v. MoralesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013

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