Legal Opinion
Ex Parte McWhorter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 11, 2000No. 1990427PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Casey McWhorter was convicted of capital murder for the death of Edward Lee Williams; he was convicted under § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975 — murder committed during the course of a robbery in the first degree. By a vote of 10-2, the jury recommended that McWhorter be sentenced to death. The trial court followed the jury's recommendation and sentenced McWhorter to death by electrocution. In a unanimous decision, the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed…
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Ex Parte BankheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- People v. KaurishCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- Chavers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
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3Cited by39 opinions
- McNabb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
- Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- Irvin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- Hodges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2001
- Duke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002
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