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Rogers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 3, 1978PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]

Richmond P. Rogers, Jr., was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury for first degree murder in the shooting death of Hollis Lindley. Following a jury trial on October 14, 1976, Rogers was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The evidence presented at trial established that about 1:00 A.M., on March 9, 1976, Rogers went to the bar area in the Back Door Lounge in Birmingham, presumably to talk to his wife. After discovering that his wife was not…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Cecal Bell v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. Guenther v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  4. Hines v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
  5. Balentine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  2. Hubbard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Myers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  4. Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  5. Seawright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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