Legal Opinion
Senn v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 25, 1977PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By granting the petition for writ of certiorari we have undertaken to review the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals in 4 Div. 440, Senn v. State [M.S. 1976] 344 So.2d 187.
The issue presented is whether there is sufficient corroboration of the testimony of the two accomplices so that petitioner's conviction for grand larceny can stand. We answer in the negative and reverse and remand this cause to the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Petitioner was tried and convicted for the grand larceny of a John Deere tractor and a Ford truck, belonging to Carter Brothers and to Ferrell Gibson,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Sorrell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- Isbell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Segars v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1923
- Commander v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1938
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Arthur v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
- Ex Parte BellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- McCoy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Staton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
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