Legal Opinion
Watkins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 14, 1986PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
509 So.2d 1071 (1986)
Darryl Travis WATKINS
v.
STATE.
6 Div. 925.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.
October 14, 1986.
Rehearing Denied November 12, 1986.
AFTER REMANDMENT
TAYLOR, Judge.
In this case Darryl Travis Watkins was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He appealed to this court, which affirmed his conviction and sentence. Watkins v. State, 450 So.2d 154 (Ala.Cr.App. 1983). The Supreme Court of Alabama granted certiorari, reversed the judgment of this court, and remanded the cause for the trial court to determine whether petitioner's rights were "substantially affected" by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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