Legal Opinion
Banks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 9, 2002No. CR-01-0310PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Introduction
On May 7, 2001, Medell Banks entered a "best interest" plea to manslaughter, a violation of § 13A-6-3(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975.1 On June 25, 2001, the trial court sentenced Banks to 15 years in prison.2 This appeal arises from the trial court's denial, after an extensive evidentiary hearing,3 of Banks's motion to withdraw his guilty plea.
The facts in this case are disputed. Banks's wife, Victoria Banks, was serving time in jail following a conviction on…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Breithaupt v. AbramSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Winston v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Maund v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bradford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006
- Ex Parte Ward, 1090132 (Ala. 6-3-2011)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2011
- Hutchinson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
- Farris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
- Porter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2015
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