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King v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 14, 1972No. 1 Div. 327PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYSON, Judge.

The indictment charged that John Henry King, alias John Henry King, Jr., unlawfully and with malice aforethought, killed Jimmie Perkins by shooting him with a pistol. Jury trial resulted in a verdict of guilty of first degree murder and verdict and judgment fixed punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.

The deceased, Jimmie Perkins, was found dead at about 6:15 a. m. on January 16, 1972, on Spice Pond Road in Mobile County, Alabama. Charles Pippins discovered the body, which lay along the side of the road, while driving to work on said date. He identified certain…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Sims v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Duncan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  4. Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  5. Robinson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1969

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  3. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Arnold v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
  5. Tanner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976

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