Legal Opinion
Walker v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 8, 1973No. SC 441PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAULKNER, Justice.
It is almost inconceivable in this so-called age of enlightenment that one person would be killed by another in an argument over the trivial subject of who is to cook the chicken. But, that is what happened in this case.
Joe Eddie Walker was convicted of murder in the second degree by a jury in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama who set his punishment at 99 years imprisonment. The case arose out of a bizarre set of facts.
In the early evening, on September 5, 1970, Walker, his wife, and children, accompanied by another couple drove around the community visiting…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Britt v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mayer v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Lyons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
- Briggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Shuler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975
- Shuler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975