Legal Opinion
White v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 22, 1975No. SC 1154PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAULKNER, Justice.
David White was indicted on a charge of First Degree Murder. He was convicted in the Circuit Court, Perry County, Virgis M. Ashworth, J., of First Degree Manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary. He filed an appeal in forma pauperis with the Court of Criminal Appeals. On February 28, 1975, the case was transferred to the Supreme Court.
The questions presented for decision are whether or not there was a proper arraignment; whether or not White’s due process rights to a fair trial were abridged by the failure of the prosecution to make a transcript of…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. v. BishopSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- Dolvin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Ex Parte BaldwinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Ingram v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
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