Legal Opinion

Thompson v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 27, 1985No. 84-304, 84-305PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Appellant Larry Thompson was found guilty of robbery in the first degree in violation of Code 1975, § 13A-8-41. He was sentenced under Code 1975, § 13A-5-9, the Habitual Felony Offender Act, to life imprisonment. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction conditionally and remanded the case to the trial court for a hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at his trial.

Both Thompson and the State ask us to review that judgment. We…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  4. Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Gryger v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  2. Ex Parte HarperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  3. Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  4. Ginn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
  5. Watkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990

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