Legal Opinion
Bates v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 12, 1989PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant was convicted of attempted murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act.
The record indicates that Donna Cramer had been involved in an intimate relationship with the appellant for approximately three weeks. Thereafter, she left the appellant a note indicating that she did not wish to see him any more. Donna Cramer's ex-husband, Roger Cramer, was staying with her on the night in question,…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
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