Broadnax v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Donald Broadnax appeals the circuit court's denial of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim. P., petition for postconviction relief, in which he attacked his capital-murder convictions and his sentence of death.
In 1997, Broadnax was convicted of four counts of capital murder in connection with the murders of his wife, Hector Jan Stamps Broadnax, and her four-year-old grandson, DeAngelo Stamps. The murders were made capital (1) because two or more persons were murdered pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct, see § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala. Code 1975; (2) because Broadnax had been convicted of another…
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ex Parte JenkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
- Hunt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- Ex Parte BroadnaxSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- Walker v. TraughberCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
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