Legal Opinion
Pettway v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 17, 1992No. CR 90-960PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REHEARING EX MERO MOTU
Tracy Leon Pettway, the appellant, was convicted for first degree rape and kidnapping. He was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment. He raises seven issues on this appeal from that conviction.
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Dr. Scott Austin Gilchrist examined the victim in the emergency room and gathered evidence. On March 5, 1991, he notified the district attorney by letter that he was " a practicing OB/GYN physician in Dothan, Al., and am unable to leave town during the week of March 18-23 due to my office, surgery and delivery schedules." R. 408. The appellant's trial began on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Charles R. Burns v. Donald ClusenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Scroggins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Dozier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- Pettway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Scroggins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997