Legal Opinion
Taylor v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 27, 1973No. SC 430Published
1Opinion of the Court
287 So.2d 901 (1973)
In re Archie TAYLOR
v.
STATE of Alabama.
Ex parte STATE of Alabama ex rel. Attorney General.
SC 430.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
September 27, 1973.
William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen. and Joseph G. L. Marston, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State, petitioner.
No brief for respondent.
MADDOX, Justice.
The central issue presented is the role of defense counsel in a criminal prosecution. Archie Taylor was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Except for Taylor's alibi testimony, there was no substantial conflict in the evidence presented at the trial.
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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