Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 17, 2010No. CR-07-1412PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, Judge.
Kenneth Eugene Smith appeals from the circuit court’s summary denial of his petition, filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., for relief following his conviction and death sentence for the capital murder of Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
Smith was indicted by a Colbert County grand jury on April 7, 1988, on a charge of murder made capital because it was done for pecuniary or other consideration or was pursuant to a contract for hire. § 13A-5-40(a)(7), Ala.Code 1975. The case was transferred to Jefferson County, and the case was tried…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ex Parte BoatwrightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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