Legal Opinion
Weakley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 17, 1997No. CR-95-2257PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Nettie Mae Weakley, pleaded guilty to the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, specifically cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-211, Code of Alabama 1975. She was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary.
The appellant contends that her constitutional rights were violated because she was not represented by counsel at her arraignment. The record makes no mention that the appellant was represented by counsel at the arraignment hearing. In fact, the case action summary contains the following notation: “3-14-96. The defendant appeared in…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Stokes v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Henry Franklin Boruff v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Weakley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
- Weakley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998