Legal Opinion
Gipson v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 24, 1979No. 78-97PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
375 So.2d 514 (1979)
Ex parte Will Ed Gipson.
In re Will Ed GIPSON
v.
STATE.
78-97.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
August 24, 1979.
Rehearing Denied September 28, 1979.
James M. Gaines, Huntsville, for petitioner.
Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and David W. Clark, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent State.
2Per curiam
The issue, one of first impression in Alabama, is whether a grant of non-statutory immunity signed by an Assistant District Attorney is valid. We hold that, under the facts of this case, the grant of immunity was not valid, and affirm the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 375 So.2d 504.
The…
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3Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- People v. LyonsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
- United States v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- People v. GreenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
- Long v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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4Cited by17 opinions
- Gary Thomas Rowe v. Carl Griffin, Etc., Hon. Jesse O. BryanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Myers v. FrazierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Mayberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Grady v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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