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Watson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 5, 1983PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Burglary in the first degree; sentence, life imprisonment without parole (habitual offender).

The facts surrounding this conviction have been the subject of several prosecutions, both State and Federal. The companion case in State court is Tombrello v. State, 421 So.2d 1319 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982), and a related Federal case is United Statesv. Tombrello, 666 F.2d 485 (11th Cir. 1982). The following facts set out by the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit also…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Gryger v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. McDonald v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  4. United States v. Sam Tombrello, Jr., Floyd Leon Watson, Jimmy Lee WrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael HerroldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  2. McCray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  3. Leverett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Mahan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  5. Paul F. Leverett v. Larry Spears, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989

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