Legal Opinion · Dissent
Kuenzel v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 1, 2016No. 1141359Published
1Dissent
MOORE, Chief Justice (dissenting).
William Ernest Kuenzel has been on death row in Alabama since 1988. He was convicted of murder for the killing of Linda Jean Offord, a convenience-store clerk. The murder was made capital because Of-ford was killed during an armed robbery. See § 13A-5^tO(a)(2), Ala.Code 1975. The main witness against Kuenzel was Harvey Venn, with whom Kuenzel shared a residence. Venn, who pleaded guilty as an accomplice to the murder, testified that Kuenzel suggested robbing the convenience store in Sylacauga. Venn owned a 1984 Buick Regal automobile, which a number of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Frank T. Miller v. New Jersey State Department of Corrections Donald E. Lewis, Warden/administrator Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Fahy v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Ex Parte KuenzelSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Sorrell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
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