Legal Opinion
Edwards v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 7, 1971No. 2 Div. 515PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
The original opinion in this cause was withdrawn on rehearing and this opinion is substituted in place thereof.
Appellant was indicted in 1964 for murder in the first degree. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. On appeal to this Court, his conviction was reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial. Edwards v. State, 279 Ala. 371, 185 So.2d 393.
In April, 1967, appellant was again tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. It is from such conviction and judgment that this appeal is perfected, under the provisions of the Automatic Appeal Statute, Act No. 249, General Acts 1943,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Lokos v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Coleman v. EstesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Boswell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Terry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
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