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Bryars v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 30, 1983PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]

Earl A. Bryars, Jr., was indicted and tried for the shotgun slayings of Lemmie Maynard Coleman and Dave Hudson, two murders which constituted a capital felony in violation of § 13A-5-31 (a)(10), Code of Alabama 1975, because they occurred during a single event. The jury found the appellant guilty as charged and, pursuant to § 13A-5-31 (a), Code of Alabama 1975, fixed his punishment at death. The trial court conducted a separate sentencing hearing, in which it…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Hopper v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Ex Parte KyzerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. Ex Parte BushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. Musgrove v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Baldwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  4. Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  5. Ex Parte WrightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986

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