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Yelton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 6, 1975No. 3 Div. 306PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CATES, Presiding Judge.

Burglary, first degree: sentence, ten years imprisonment.

The indictment in pertinent part charged that Yelton “did, in the nighttime, with intent to murder, break into and enter the inhabited dwelling house owned by Phillip Henderson, located at 130 Hillcrest Drive, Greenville, Butler County, Alabama, which was occupied by Phillip Henderson, a person lodged therein against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.”

In Yelton v. State, 3 Div. 166 and 3 Div. 231, Yelton was twice convicted of murder in the second degree in the death of Phillip Henderson. Yelton v.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. People v. McFarlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
  4. People v. ChessmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Wildman v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1963

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  2. Colston v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  3. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Clift v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  5. Phillips v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2010

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