Legal Opinion
Dolvin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 30, 1979PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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On the night of August 16, 1970, Charles Ray Lovett mysteriously disappeared from his home in Decatur. Seven years later his skeleton was found in Seminole County, Florida. The defendant was indicted and convicted for his murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. From this conviction she appeals alleging numerous errors in her trial including the insufficiency of the evidence to support her conviction.
On March 13, 1970, the defendant's husband, Glenn Dolvin, was…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Cumbo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- McDowell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
- Harden v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Arnold v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Ex Parte KennedySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Dolvin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Larry Gene Heath v. Charlie Jones, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
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