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Stringfellow v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 25, 1986PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Donald Earl Stringfellow was convicted of sodomizing his eleven-year-old stepdaughter in violation of § 13A-6-63, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

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Stringfellow argues on appeal that the trial court committed reversible error in refusing to allow his attorney to question prospective jurors about whether they had ever been a victim of a sexual assault. The record indicates that the following discussion occurred outside the presence of the venire:

[THE COURT] "Let me tell you one other thing before you get started. I'm not going to let anyone ask the jurors: have any…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Nobis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Duren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  2. Ex Parte DobyneSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  3. State v. TarverCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  4. Whitehead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  5. McCray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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