Legal Opinion
Lewis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 1, 2009No. CR-07-0072PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam 1
The appellant, Joseph Lee Lewis, was convicted of attempting to murder Leon Dunklin, a violation of §§ 13A-6-2 and 13A-4-2, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to 98 years and 1 day in the state penitentiary.
The State’s evidence tended to show the following: On July 14, 2006, Officer Roderick Cotton of the Mobile Police Department was dispatched to a residence on Edwards Street in Mobile. When he arrived at the house he found Leon Dunklin in one of the bedrooms; Dunklin was kneeling by the side of a bed holding his head in his hands. Officer Cotton testified that Dunklin had a severe head wound,…
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Boulden v. HolmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by5 opinions
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