Legal Opinion

Nelson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 17, 1973No. 6 Div. 418Published

1Opinion of the Court

278 So.2d 734 (1973)

David Larry NELSON

v.

STATE.

6 Div. 418.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

April 17, 1973.

Motion Denied May 29, 1973.

Swatek & Bell, Birmingham, for appellant.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen. and George M. Van Tassel, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

HARRIS, Judge.

The judgment entry recites that appellant was arraigned upon an indictment charging murder in the first degree and was convicted of murder in the second degree and punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of twenty-five (25) years. Appellant is now at servitude.

Omitting the formal parts, the…

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. De Jonge v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. Cole v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Smith v. O'GRADYSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942

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