Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 18, 1976PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Second degree murder; sentence: thirty-one years.
The homicide in question took place at Atmore State Prison on January 18, 1974. It occurred during a prison riot, which inmates termed a "revolution." The victim, Officer Luell Barrow, was held as a hostage by rioting prisoners in the prison's segregation unit. Appellant was tried for…
2Cases cited69 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Ex Parte CoferSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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