Legal Opinion

Benefield v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 28, 1991No. CR 90-959PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On December 14, 1988, the appellant filed petitions for post-conviction relief challenging his 1988 guilty plea conviction for murder and his three 1988 guilty plea convictions for pharmacy robbery. Amendments to those petitions were filed on May 30, 1990, and on August 24, 1990, and those amendments were allowed by the circuit court. The case action summary entry of February 6, 1991, states "petition for relief from conviction or sentence filed." However, that petition is not contained in the record on appeal. On that same date, the petition was summarily denied without a response from the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ex Parte CokerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Dobyne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  2. Harper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
  3. Burton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  4. Andersch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
  5. Borden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002

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