Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 23, 2005No. CR-03-2040PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Brandyn Josephe Benjamin, was convicted of capital murder for the killing of Jimmie Lewis. The murder was made capital because the appellant committed it during the course of a first-degree robbery. See §§13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975. By a vote of 10-2, the jury recommended that he be sentenced to death. The trial…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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3Cited by12 opinions
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