Legal Opinion
Peoples v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 2, 1990PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John W. Peoples, Jr. appeals from the denial of his petition seeking post-conviction relief under Rule 20, Alabama Temporary Rules of Criminal Procedure. This petition was denied by the trial court after the appointment of counsel and the conducting of a full evidentiary hearing thereon by the trial judge.
On the night of Wednesday, July 6, 1983, Paul G. Franklin, Sr., Judy C. Franklin and Paul G. Franklin, Jr., disappeared from their home. On August 3, 1983, in a five-count capital murder indictment, John W. Peoples, Jr., was charged with the capital murder of two or more persons. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte BaldwinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Ex Parte PeoplesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Peoples v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Peoples v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Clark v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Clark v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990