Legal Opinion
Rutledge v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 16, 1983PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Appellant was indicted and convicted under § 13A-5-31 (a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975, for robbery when the victim is intentionally killed. A hearing was held to determine punishment. After weighing the aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the jury fixed appellant's punishment at death. In a second hearing,1 the trial court, in accord with §§ 13A-5-32, -33, -35, -36, Code of Alabama 1975, sentenced appellant to death.
On December 23, 1980, appellant met with…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- United States v. TestCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Huff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- McWilliams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Ex Parte RutledgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- May v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
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