Legal Opinion

McPherson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 30, 2005No. CR-04-0912PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant, Carol McPherson, was indicted for three counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and one count of second-degree assault. She was convicted of two counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, violations of §13A-11-61(a), Ala. Code 1975.1 The trial court sentenced her, as a habitual offender, to serve concurrent terms of fifteen years in prison on each conviction. See § 13A-5-9(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975. The appellant did not file any post-judgment motions. This appeal followed.

The evidence showed that, on November 28, 2001, the appellant went to the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Revis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
  2. Hollaway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  3. Egbuonu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  4. Abrams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006

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