Legal Opinion
Cox v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 30, 1991PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Benjamin Franklin Cox, the appellant, was convicted for the murder of Michael Donald, in violation of Ala. Code 1975, §13A-6-2, and was sentenced to 99 years' imprisonment. Cox presents three issues on this appeal from that conviction.
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Cox argues that his indictment and conviction for murder was barred under principles of former jeopardy because an indictment charging the conspiracy to commit that same murder had previously been dismissed because it was barred by…
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