Legal Opinion
Anderson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 14, 1987PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant was indicted for the capital offense of murder of a law enforcement officer, in violation of § 13-11-2(a)(5) (repealed), Code of Alabama (1975). The appellant was tried on three occasions, twice in 1981 and once in 1983; those trials ended in mistrials because the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Prior to a fourth trial, the appellant filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, claiming that a fourth trial would violate his due process rights and…
2Cases cited97 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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