Legal Opinion
Liptroth v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 1, 1976PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Rape; sentence: forty years.
The appellant was convicted of the rape of a thirteen-year-old girl. The alleged rape occurred at approximately 10:30 P.M. on June 22, 1974. In addition to the prosecutrix, Randy Wilson, age fifteen, and Kimberly Ann Lowe, age fourteen, were present when the incident occurred.
The evidence at trial established that a black male entered the prosecutrix's home on the night in question by the use of threats of force, including the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Reynolds v. CollierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- State v. OsbornSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Acklin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
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