Legal Opinion
Napier v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 28, 1977PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant was indicted and convicted for murder in the first degree by giving heroin to David Archie Owings and sentenced to life imprisonment. He is represented by court appointed counsel both at trial and on appeal.
Four issues are presented on appeal: (1) The sufficiency of the indictment; (2) a claim of double jeopardy; (3) the sufficiency of the evidence which includes (4) an allegation that the appellant was convicted on the uncorroborated testimony of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Commonwealth v. BowdenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Tidd v. . SkinnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Racine v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Longinotti v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1909
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. JeffersArizona Supreme Court · 1983
- Haney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Ex Parte WashingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Commander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
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