Legal Opinion

Carter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided December 7, 1976PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appellant's conviction of robbery, for which the jury fixed the minimum punishment of imprisonment for ten years, is amply supported by direct evidence. No contention to the contrary is made on this appeal.

Appellant insists that the jury should have been charged on the lesser included offense of larceny. We find it unnecessary to determine whether defendant properly raised the question on the trial. As to that there may be considerable doubt, but neither side has referred to it on appeal.

According to the testimony of the alleged victim of the robbery, the cashier of the Zippy Mart in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. George W. Bates v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  2. Kelly v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  3. Stovall v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1949
  4. Ray v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957
  5. Allford v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1943

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hobbs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  2. Weatherford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  3. Brazell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  4. McMorris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. Dunning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994

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