Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Myers

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 9, 1997No. 1951981PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robin Myers was convicted of the capital offense of murder committed during the course of a burglary, Ala. Code 1975, §13A-5-40(a)(4), and the capital offense of murder during the course of a robbery, § 13A-5-40(a)(2). These convictions were based on one killing. The jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; the trial court rejected this recommendation and sentenced Myers to death by electrocution. In a unanimous decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals on May 24, 1996, affirmed Myers's conviction and death sentence. Myers v. State, 699 So.2d 1281…

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2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Hopper v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Ex Parte LogginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  2. Melson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  3. Ex Parte HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  4. Dobyne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  5. Duke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002

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