Legal Opinion
Ex Parte State, 1041313 (Ala. 10-6-2006)
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 6, 2006No. 1041313PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLIN, Justice.
Shonda Nicole Johnson was convicted of capital murder for the killing of Randy McCullar. The murder was made capital because it arose out of or was related to McCullar’s role as a witness for the State of Alabama before a grand jury in a bigamy prosecution against Johnson. See § 13A-5-40(a)(14), Ala.Code 1975. The jury, by a vote of 11-1, recommended that Johnson be sentenced to death. The trial court followed the recommendation and sentenced Johnson to death. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Johnson’s conviction and remanded the case for a new trial on the basis that no…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ex Parte CoferSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Ex Parte TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Ex Parte LandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
- State v. LongSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ex parte BohannonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2016
- Boyle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
- Hosch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009
- Wiggins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2014
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