Legal Opinion
Broadnax v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 18, 1975No. 6 Div. 810PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOKOUT, Judge.
Robbery; 17 years.
Appellant was indicted March 9, 1973, by the Grand Jury of Jefferson County, on a charge of robbery. Due to a defect in the indictment, he was reindicted on the same charge on May 10, 1974. After being duly arraigned on the second indictment and entering a plea of not guilty, appellant went to trial on August 19, 1974, and the next day a jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the punishment at seventeen years in prison.
Appellant was found to be indigent and was represented by court appointed counsel during his arraignment and trial and on appeal.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Clarence Eugene Strunk, A/K/A Albert Gardner WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Ryan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Hodges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Tidmore v. City of BirminghamCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Arthur Jackson, Jr. v. State of Alabama, Jasper Lee Cooks v. Circuit Court of Mobile CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Hopson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Radford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
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