Legal Opinion
Thompson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 9, 1984PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Karl Wayne Thompson was indicted for attempted murder in violation of § 13A-4-2, Code of Alabama 1975, and robbery in the first degree in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. These cases were consolidated for trial and the jury found the appellant guilty of both offenses. Following a habitual felony offender hearing, the trial judge sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment in the penitentiary without parole.
At approximately 10:00 p.m. on November 8, 1982, Jack's Hamburgers in the Norwood section of Birmingham closed for the night. Four employees remained and engaged in the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Free v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Harlin Phillip Seritt, Jr. v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Donahoo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Siebert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Siebert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Jones v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
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