Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 24, 1974No. SC 561PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARWOOD, Justice.
A ground of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed in this cas'e asserts that it is a case of first impression. Because of the uniqueness of certain aspects of the procedure in the trial below we think it must be so considered.
It appears that this appellant Willie Lee Davis was indicted by a Montgomery County Grand Jury for the crime of robbery. He employed L. H. Walden, an attorney of Montgomery, to represent him. His trial resulted in a verdict and judgment of guilty. Mr. Walden then perfected an appeal from such judgment to this court. The judgment was reversed and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gayden v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
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- Delk v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Long v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Argo v. WimanDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1962
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3Cited by20 opinions
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