Legal Opinion
Haynes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 12, 1982PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was indicted and convicted for rape in the first degree under Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-6-61 (3). He was sentenced as an habitual offender to life imprisonment without parole. Two issues are presented on appeal.
I
The act changing the number of jury strikes in a criminal case so as to give the State and the accused an equal number of strikes is not an ex post facto law as applied to the defendant.
The crime occurred and the defendant was indicted in 1981. At that time Alabama Code 1975, Section 12-16-100 was in effect and provided that the defendant would strike two…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Beazell v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Gibson v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Thompson v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Ex Parte CoferSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Holsemback v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Hubbard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Hagood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Lynn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
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