Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided September 26, 2008No. CR-07-0094PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, Judge.
Deangelo Thomas was convicted of two counts of robbery in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-8-41, Ala.Code 1975, and one count of criminal use of a defense spray, a violation of § 13A-6-27, Ala.Code 1975. The trial court sentenced Thomas to two terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole for his robbery convictions and one term of life imprisonment for his conviction for criminal use of a defense spray. The terms are to run consecutively.
Thomas contends that he did not knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waive his right to counsel, and that the trial court…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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