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Evans v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 25, 1977PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John Louis Evans, III, and Wayne Eugene Ritter were each charged by indictment with the first degree murder of one Edward A. Nassar by shooting him with a pistol while in the commission of a robbery, being a "capital murder" offense within the meaning of Act No. 213, Section 2, Subsection (b), Acts of Alabama 1975, Regular Session.

Experienced counsel was appointed by the trial court to represent each appellant. These attorneys separately moved for a psychiatric examination of each appellant. The trial court granted these motions, and Dr. Claude L. Brown of Mobile filed his report on Appellant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Jacobs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Hopper v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Cochran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  3. Ritter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Bufford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. Ex Parte HaysSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988

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