Legal Opinion

Watson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 7, 1980PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

389 So.2d 961 (1980)

Robert Lee WATSON, Jr.

v.

STATE.

6 Div. 947.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

October 7, 1980.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1980.

Charles W. Allen, Birmingham, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Jean Williams Brown, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

DeCARLO, Judge.

The appellant was indicted by the grand jury of Jefferson County in May, 1978, and charged with robbery. Following a jury trial, he was found guilty of robbery on November 2, 1978, and was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

I

The first issue on this appeal is whether the appellant…

Also in this document: Dissent · Bowen; Dissent · Bowen.

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. McBryar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  5. Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. McCallum v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  3. McCray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  4. Hollins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  5. Kelley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990

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