Legal Opinion
Burton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 3, 1998No. CR-96-0597PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Terry G. Burton, appeals from the circuit court's denial of his Ala. R.Crim.P. 32 petition in which he contests his 1996 convictions for possession of a controlled substance and possession of a pistol after having been convicted of a violent crime. Burton did not appeal from these convictions.
As one of the allegations in his petition, Burton contends that his failure to appeal within the prescribed time was without fault on his part. In support of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte BrannonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Bishop v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Daniel Siebert v. Donal CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Siebert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
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