Legal Opinion

Dolvin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided December 4, 1973No. 8 Div. 406PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DeCARLO, Judge.

On November 20, 1970, appellant and her husband, Glenn Dolvin, were jointly indicted on a charge of kidnapping. On the date of trial, the court granted appellant’s motion for a severance. She was found guilty as charged and sentenced to ten years imprisonment.

On August 16, 1970, Charles Ray Lovett disappeared. His wife, who worked at a Dairy Queen in Decatur, Alabama, testified he called her about 10:00 P.M. that night and asked her to bring some food when she came home. She arrived about 11:05 P.M. Charles Ray Lovett was gone and until this day is still missing. There was no…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  2. Nichols v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  3. Dennison v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
  4. Thigpen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
  3. Dolvin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  4. Carpenter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Showers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981

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