Legal Opinion

O.M. v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 20, 1991No. CR 90-573PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWEN, Judge.

O.M. appeals from orders of the juvenile court transferring him to circuit court for prosecution as an adult for the crimes of arson and murder.

On the evening of May 12, 1988/the 16-year-old appellant, his 17-year-old uncle S.T., and his adult uncle Yul “Bobo” Guice, *516were involved in a fight at a housing project in Gadsden. Their adversaries included Anthony “Scoop” Sharp, Sol Reynolds, and Benny Brown. The fight erupted after Brown made a disparaging remark about a woman who was the aunt of appellant and the sister of S.T. and Yul Guice.

The State’s theory of the case was that…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IN THE INTEREST OF: A.M., a MinorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  2. Grayson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  3. D.D.P. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  4. J.S.A. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  5. W.T.K. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992

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