Legal Opinion

Gibson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 8, 1986No. 6 Div. 720PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

William Gibson was convicted of first degree, robbery and first degree assault. He was sentenced as a habitual offender to life imprisonment without parole and to life imprisonment.

I

The trial court improperly refused the defendant’s requested charge number 20, which stated:

“The Court charges the jury that if a conviction in this case depends upon the testimony of a single witness and if the jury has a reasonable doubt as to the truthfulness of the testimony of such witness, they cannot convict the Defendant.”

The charges against Gibson arise from the robbery of Woodson…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  2. Clements v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  3. Ex Parte WashingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  4. House v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  5. Ex Parte HightowerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McCray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2010
  2. Collier v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
  3. Gamble v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  4. Gamble v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999

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