Legal Opinion

Reed v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 11, 1996No. CR-95-1551PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant, Ivan Coleman Reed, was convicted after pleading guilty to burglary in the third degree. Because he had one prior felony conviction, he was sentenced under the Habitual Felony Offender Act ("HFOA") to serve five years in prison.

The appellant's appointed counsel on appeal filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396,18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), presenting one possible issue for review. Appellate counsel concludes that the only possible error in the appellant's trial was that the trial court abused its discretion in denying probation to the appellant, who…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  3. Alford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  4. Roden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  2. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  3. Ex Parte DixonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  4. Palmer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  5. Grier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2001

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