Legal Opinion

Marsden v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 1, 1983No. 8 Div. 781PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was indicted by the Madison County Grand Jury for the offense of murder under § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama *5871975. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and the court sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment. Appellant does not raise the sufficiency of the evidence as an issue on appeal.

Appellant asserts in brief that his conviction cannot stand because he was never arraigned on the charge against him. Because the record reflects an unresolved conflict on this issue, we find it necessary to remand this case for the trial court to hold a hearing to resolve this…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Holloway v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1952
  2. Tyus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Ex Parte DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  4. Ex Parte WilcoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Marsden v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  2. Saffold v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  3. Norman F. Marsden v. Louie Moore, Sheriff, Chilton Co., Alabama, Norman F. Marsden v. George Bowen, Warden, Staton Correctional Facility, Elmore, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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