Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Peoples
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 3, 1987No. 85-1295PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a capital murder case. The facts in this case are fully reported in the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals,510 So.2d 554 (Ala.Cr.App. 1986).
The petitioner, John W. Peoples, Jr., was convicted of capital murder in the deaths of Paul G. Franklin, Sr., his wife Judy C. Franklin, and their son Paul G. Franklin, Jr. Peoples was sentenced to death. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction and overruled his application for rehearing. We granted certiorari as a matter of right. Rule 39(c), A.R.App.P.
Petitioner presents fifteen issues for review, all of which were discussed…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. HensleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Segura v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
- Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Sockwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- Travis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
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