Legal Opinion

Daniel v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 29, 2011No. CR-08-0670PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELCH, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Renard Marcel Daniel, currently an inmate at Holman Correctional Facility on Alabama’s Death Row, appeals the circuit court’s summary dismissal of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P.

In 2003, Daniel was convicted of capital murder for murdering Loretta McCulloch and John Brodie during one course of conduct or pursuant to one plan or scheme, see § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala.Code 1975. The jury recommended, by a vote of 10 to 2, that Daniel be sentenced to death. The circuit court followed the jury’s recommendation and…

2Cases cited99 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Daniel v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
  2. Mashburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
  3. Stallworth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
  4. Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  5. Shonelle Andre Jackson v. State of Alabama.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009

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