Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 18, 1965No. 1 Div. 190PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
Charles Edward Thomas, a negro, was convicted of robbery in the Circuit Court of Mobile County. He was sentenced to serve a term of twenty-five years in the penitentiary. He has appealed to this court.
Submission here was on the record proper without a transcript of the evidence adduced at the trial. Thomas has-made no effort to show in the trial court or in this court that he is entitled to a free transcript of the evidence on the ground that he is indigent.
Thomas was represented by counsel at all stages of the trial and the experienced attorney who represented him throughout…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Henry v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Eubanks v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States of America Ex Rel. Willie Seals, Jr. v. Martin J. Wiman, Warden, Kilby Prison, Montgomery, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Lee Goldsby v. William Harpole, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, Parchman, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Hammond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Chambliss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Wesley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Prim v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
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