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Ex Parte Howard

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 31, 1997No. 1960372Published

1Opinion of the Court

710 So.2d 460 (1997)

Ex parte Robert HOWARD, Jr.

(In re Robert Howard, Jr. v. State of Alabama).

1960372.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

October 31, 1997.

Raymond C. Bryan, Anniston, for petitioner.

Bill Pryor, atty. gen., and Cecil G. Brendle, Jr., asst. atty. gen., for respondent.

HOUSTON, Justice.

Robert Howard, Jr., pleaded guilty to, and was convicted of, robbery in the second degree. The trial court sentenced him to 15 years in prison. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded, holding that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to accept Howard's guilty plea as to the offense of robbery in…

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2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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