Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Murry
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 13, 1984No. 82-743PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
455 So.2d 72 (1984)
Ex parte Paul Edward MURRY
(In re Paul Edward Murry v. State of Alabama).
82-743.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
July 13, 1984.
Rehearing Denied August 24, 1984.
William W. Gobrecht, Montgomery, for petitioner.
Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Edward E. Carnes, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
2Per curiam
This is a death penalty case. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed petitioner's conviction for capital murder and sentence of death. Petitioner asserts that the capital offense of murder of a police officer requires knowledge of the officer's status and that a trial judge should not be…
3Cases cited25 opinions
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4Cited by70 opinions
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