Ritter v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The United States Supreme Court, 457 U.S. 1114,102 S.Ct. 2921, 73 L.Ed.2d 1326, has remanded this case to this court for our further consideration in light of its decision in Hopper v.Evans, 456 U.S. 605, 102 S.Ct. 2049, 72 L.Ed.2d 367 (1982), holding that due process requires that a lesser included offense instruction in a case punishable by execution be givenonly when the evidence warrants such an instruction. Further, the evidence in that case not only supported the claim that the accused, Evans, intended to kill the victim but affirmatively negated any claim that he did not intend to do…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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- Wayne E. Ritter v. Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections and J.D. White, Warden, Holman UnitCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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