Legal Opinion
Dolvin v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 12, 1980No. 79-49PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDOX, Justice.
On August 16, 1970, Charles Ray Lovett disappeared from his home in Decatur. Skeletonized remains were unearthed in Sanford, Florida on December 6, 1977. These remains were subsequently determined to be consistent with Lovett by comparisons made by a forensic odontologist, Dr. Richard Souviron. The defendant, Glenn Dolvin, was indicted and convicted for the first degree murder of Lovett. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed that conviction, finding that the evidence was insufficient "to connect the defendant with the killing of Lovett. . . ." Dolvin v. State, 391 So.2d 129…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Eddie Odom v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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- Carl Roberts and Barbara Bookout v. United States of America, John Cocco v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Lewis BlackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by163 opinions
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- Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Ex Parte HintonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
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