Legal Opinion
Clark v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 12, 1974No. SC 822PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARWOOD, Justice:
The petitioner, Billy Don Clark, in the matter now before us by virtue of the state’s petition for a writ of certiorari, was originally indicted for murder in the first degree. He entered pleas of not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity. Later Clark, accompanied by highly competent counsel, appeared in open court, withdrew his pleas of not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity, and entered a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree. Thereafter, he was adjudged guilty of •murder in the second degree by the court and sentenced to life imprisonment.
We think…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Sweetwine v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Ex Parte BayneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Sweetwine v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Alford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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