Legal Opinion

Barnes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 24, 1990No. CR 89-623PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Naman Barnes, Jr., was indicted and convicted for two counts of attempted murder in violation of Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-4-2, and § 13A-6-2. He was sentenced to two consecutive 20-year terms of imprisonment. Three issues are raised on appeal.

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Barnes contends that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to administer an oath to the jury venire prior to voir dire examination. The voir dire proceedings in this case were not included in the record on appeal. The burden is on Barnes to establish on the record all facts necessary for this Court to make an intelligent ruling. We cannot…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Faircloth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  2. Ex Parte FairclothSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  3. Willis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  4. Jolly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Chaney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Perkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
  2. Rowell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  3. Christianson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  4. Parris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  5. Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997

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