Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 13, 1986PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Darryl Lewis Davis was convicted by a jury of robbery in the first degree in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment. The evidence showed that the appellant and a woman entered a convenience mart/gas station shortly before midnight. They made a purchase and left. According to the cashier, the appellant returned alone, around 4:30 a.m., and robbed her. The defense was alibi.

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The appellant contends that the court erred to reversal in overruling objections to several statements made during the state's closing argument, which he urges were…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  3. State v. LusterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  4. Morrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  5. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000

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