Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Howard
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 31, 1997No. 1960372PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 the second degree when the State had indicted him on charges of robbery in the first degree. Howard v. State, 710 So.2d 456 (Ala.Crim.App. 1996). We granted Howard's petition for certiorari review.
The issue presented on this certiorari review, however, is whether the defendant's prior…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
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