Legal Opinion

McNair v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 24, 1992No. CR 90-1556Published

1Opinion of the Court

653 So.2d 320 (1992)

Willie McNAIR

v.

STATE.

CR 90-1556.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

July 24, 1992.

Eugene P. Spencer, Dothan, for appellant.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Melissa G. Math, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

BOWEN, Judge.

Willie McNair, the appellant, was indicted and convicted for the capital offense defined in Ala.Code 1975, § 13A-5-40(a)(2), involving the murder and robbery of 68-year-old Ella Foy Riley. The trial judge accepted the recommendation of the jury and sentenced the appellant to death. On this appeal from that conviction and sentence, the appellant raises 13…

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2Cases cited127 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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