Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 24, 1987No. 7 Div. 631PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYSON, Judge.

William Mark Edwards, alias, was indicted for murder in violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant “guilty of murder as charged in the indictment.” He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the State penitentiary following a sentencing hearing. Another hearing was held and the appellant was ordered to pay $2,500.00 for victim compensation pursuant to § 15-23-17, Code of Alabama 1975.

The evidence presented by the State showed that on June 22, 1985 the body of William Giles was found in an automobile which had left the road and collided with some…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ex Parte WashingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  2. Vinzant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  3. United States v. Harold J. GarmanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. Abingdon Mills v. GroganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  5. Howton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Spurgeon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  2. State v. C.B.D.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  3. State v. CBDCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009

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