Legal Opinion
Callahan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 30, 1999No. CR-97-1202PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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On June 26, 1982, James Harvey Callahan was convicted for intentionally murdering Rebecca Suzanne Howell during the course of a first-degree kidnapping, a capital offense under § 13A-5-40(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975. On July 8, 1982, after the jury recommended that Callahan be sentenced to death by a 10-2 vote, the trial court sentenced…
2Cases cited67 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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