Legal Opinion
Keller v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 20, 1979PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant was convicted under Count II of a two count indictment for the capital felony of robbery when the victim was intentionally killed by the defendant. Punishment was fixed at death and, after a hearing on aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the trial judge sentenced the appellant to death.
A summary of the facts of the case are set out in the trial court's findings:
"FINDINGS OF FACT FROM THE TRIAL
"On October 15, 1977, during the morning part of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Hallford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Ex Parte WoodallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Bufford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Michael Lindsey v. Morris Thigpen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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