Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 26, 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant was convicted of robbery in the first degree and was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of life without parole, pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act.

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The appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress based on an allegedly suggestive one person show-up. However, the record indicates that the police did not conduct such a showup. Approximately three days after the robbery, Sergeant Kirkland, of the Dothan Police Department, drove the robbery victim to Riley's Trailer Park, in order to determine whether she could identify the perpetrator's…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Biggers v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. United States v. Charles A. HarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  4. Vinzant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  5. Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Haney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  2. Melson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  3. McNabb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  4. Weaver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
  5. Ex Parte LongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992

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