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Hinton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 14, 1988PublishedCited by 42 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.]

Anthony Ray Hinton was convicted of the capital murders of John Davidson and Thomas Wayne Vason, in violation of §13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to death by electrocution for each conviction. Five issues are raised on appeal.

The two robbery-homicides which are the basis for the charges, which were brought under separate indictments, occurred on separate dates. The first robbery-homicide occurred on February 23, 1985, at Mrs. Winner's…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Nathan L. Drew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  4. Cumbo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  5. Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Bankhead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  3. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  4. McMillian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  5. Ex Parte HintonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989

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