Legal Opinion

Davenport v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided December 21, 2007No. CR-06-1732PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On November 1, 2004, the appellant, Swannie Lee Davenport, was convicted of manslaughter.1 On January 13, 2005, the trial court sentenced her to serve a term of twenty years in prison. We affirmed her conviction and issued a certificate of judgment on March 30, 2006. See Davenport v. State,968 So.2d 27 (Ala.Crim.App. 2005). On May 24, 2007, the appellant filed a Rule 32 petition, challenging her conviction.2 Without requiring a response from the State, the circuit court summarily denied the petition. This appeal followed.

The appellant argues that she is entitled to post-conviction relief…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Sergey Spitsyn v. Robert Moore, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  2. Frank T. Miller v. New Jersey State Department of Corrections Donald E. Lewis, Warden/administrator Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  3. Sandvik v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. James Marcello and Anthony ZizzoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Fahy v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Beckworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  2. McLeod v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  3. McLeod v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  4. Patrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
  5. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009

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