Legal Opinion

Nicholson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 30, 1979No. 1 Div. 1PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JOSEPH J. MULLINS, Retired Circuit Judge.

The grand jury of Mobile County returned an indictment against the appellant, Elijah Nicholson, charging him with burglary second degree. Appellant entered a plea of not guilty. A jury found the appellant guilty of burglary in the second degree. The trial court duly sentenced the appellant to eight years imprisonment in the penitentiary, and the appellant appeals to this Court.

The appellant was at all proceedings in the trial court represented by court appointed counsel, and is so represented in this Court. This appeal was submitted to this Court on…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Key v. DozierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
  2. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Quinn v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. Fuller v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1937
  5. Ivey v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1969

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gaines v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984

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