Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Lawhorn
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 11, 1991No. 1900423PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
James Charles Lawhorn was convicted of capital murder in the Circuit Court of Talladega County and was sentenced to death. In a unanimous decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Lawhorn's conviction and sentence. See Lawhorn v. State,581 So.2d 1159 (Ala.Crim.App. 1990), for a detailed statement of the pertinent facts. We affirm.
The Court of Criminal Appeals correctly resolved the nine issues discussed in its opinion. It is necessary for this Court to write to only one of the nine issues addressed in Presiding Judge Patterson's thorough and well-reasoned opinion — whether the trial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
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3Cited by70 opinions
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