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Akin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 22, 1996No. CR-92-0513PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]

On Return to Remand

The appellant, Joseph Dewey Akin, a nurse employed by Cooper Green Hospital, was convicted of murdering Robert Price by administering a lethal dose of the drug lidocaine into his body. See § 13A-6-2, Ala. Code 1975. Akin was sentenced to life imprisonment.

On original submission, this court remanded this case to the trial court for consideration of the issue whether the appellant had established a prima facie case of discrimination in jury…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  3. Ex Parte HintonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  4. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  5. Noble v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Melson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  2. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  3. State v. Aaron L.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  4. Gamble v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  5. Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999

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