Legal Opinion
Jerome Pelmer, A/K/A Jerry Jones v. J.D. White, Warden, and Don Siegelman, the Attorney General of the State of Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 1989No. 86-7875PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Jerome Pelmer a/k/a Jerry Jones shot and killed Billy Ray Norwood during a struggle. Although Pelmer was charged with intentional murder only, the trial judge — without objection — instructed the jury on reckless murder also. On direct appeal the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction holding that the evidence was sufficient to convict, that the trial court did not err by failing to charge on a lesser included offense, and that Pelmer’s sentence did not violate the Eighth Amendment. Jones v. State, 453 So.2d 1330 (Ala.Crim.App.1984).
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Albert Pitts v. James Cook, Warden and the Attorney General of the State of Alabama Mr. Don SiegelmanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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