Legal Opinion
Elrod v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 14, 1967No. 7 Div. 767PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Justice.
This appeal is from a verdict and judgment of guilty of murder in the first degree and a sentence of life imprisonment in the penitentiary. This is a companion case to that of Beverly v. State, 281 Ala. 325, 202 So.2d 534, this day decided.
The defendant, Elrod, and two companions, Frank Beverly and Gene Womack, planned and conspired to rob Andrew Bell and drove to his home on Lookout Mountain in Cherokee County. The three engaged Bell in conversation for a period of time. Bell, a farmer, also was a trader. According to defendant’s confession, Frank Beverly showed interest in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Nichols v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Ashdown v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Redwine v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- State v. AshdownUtah Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Ex Parte WomackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Ex Parte LawhornSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Womack v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- Hobbs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
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