Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Heard
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 19, 2003No. 1020241PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We granted Rodericus Heard's petition for a writ of certiorari to determine whether the Court of Criminal Appeals erred in dismissing Heard's appeal based on its finding that the notice of appeal was not timely filed. We reverse and remand.
Facts and Procedural History
On January 12, 2002, Rodericus Heard was convicted of one count of murder and one count of capital murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction and to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the capital-murder conviction. After his trial and sentencing, Heard filed a motion for a new…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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