Legal Opinion
Sparks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 10, 1984PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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On September 29, 1982, Jerry Anthony Sparks, the appellant, shot his ex-wife, Donna Berryman Sparks, five times with a .38 caliber pistol. Sentence was life imprisonment. Seven issues are raised on appeal.
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Sparks contends that he should have been granted a change of venue because thirty-one members of the jury venire stated that they had either heard of, read about, or discussed the case.
The motion for change of venue was properly denied. As a procedural matter,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Fletcher v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Ex Parte RutledgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Siebert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Oryang v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- Callahan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
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