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Matkins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 11, 1988PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Randy Lee Matkins was convicted of the murder of James Willie Askins, Jr., and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole as a habitual felony offender. On appeal, his conviction was reversed. Matkins v. State, 497 So.2d 194 (Ala.Cr.App. 1985), affirmed, 497 So.2d 201 (Ala. 1986). Upon retrial, Matkins was again convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. One issue is raised on appeal from that second conviction.

The record reveals that State witnesses Deloris Askins, Morris Dean Askins, and Carl Hereford testified during Matkins' first trial. These witnesses…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  5. Ex Parte StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Lamar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  2. Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  3. Pilley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  5. Ex Parte ScrogginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998

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