Legal Opinion

Kelley v. State (Ex parte Kelley)

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 6, 2015No. 1131451PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Justice.

Michael Brandon Kelley petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Criminal Appeals' decision affirming the judgment of the St. Clair Circuit Court ("the trial court") sentencing Kelley to death for his convictions for two counts of murder made capital pursuant to §§ 13A-5-40(a)(1) and (8), Ala.Code 1975, and sentencing Kelley to life imprisonment for his conviction for one count of sexual torture, see § 13A-6-65.1, Ala.Code 1975. Kelley v. State, 246 So.3d 1032 (Ala.Crim.App.2014). We granted Kelley's petition solely to determine whether the Court of…

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. Cooper v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of the United States · 1870

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. Craig (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2017
  3. Townes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2015
  4. Kelley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2016
  5. Rogers v. City of Montgomery (In re Rogers)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2018

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