Legal Opinion

Wesley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 12, 1982PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The defendant was indicted and convicted for the murder of Dan Edward Green by shooting him with a shotgun. Sentence was life imprisonment under the Habitual Felony Offender Act.

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The defendant filed a motion to quash the indictment and the jury venire contending that the selection of prospective jurors from the voter registration list excluded a substantial segment of the qualified population from the opportunity to be considered for jury service. This motion was properly overruled.

The motion to quash was filed too late. It was filed after the defendant had pled not guilty to the indictment…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. United States v. Roy B. Kelly, Cecil v. Hagen and Milton J. ShuckCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  2. McMillian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  3. Arthur v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  4. Ex Parte StorkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Kinder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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