Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Harrell
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 15, 1985No. 83-1287PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a capital murder case in which the defendant has been sentenced to die.
It is undisputed that on October 1, 1981, Ed Harrell, Jr., shot and killed Tommy Lee Thedford. At the time of the shooting, Thedford was an on-duty police officer employed by the City of Bessemer. Harrell was indicted for capital murder pursuant to Code 1975, § 13A-5-40 (a)(5). He initially entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity, but, after a psychiatric examination provided no evidence to support this defense, changed his plea to not guilty.
After hearing all testimony, the jury found Harrell guilty of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Harris v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by155 opinions
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