Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Heath
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 6, 1984No. 82-1060PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The petitioner was convicted of murder during a kidnapping in violation of § 13A-5-40 (a)(1), Code of Alabama, and was sentenced to die. The Court of Criminal Appeals reviewed the petitioner's conviction and, after independently determining that the death penalty was appropriate, affirmed his conviction and sentence. Heath v. State, 455 So.2d 898 (Ala.Crim.App. 1983). We granted certiorari pursuant to A.R.A.P. 39 (c).
The facts are set out in detail in exhibit A to the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals. In short, Heath hired two men to abduct and murder his wife. After she was kidnapped…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bartkus v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Abbate v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Waller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. LanzaSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Heath v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte LogginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Bradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Ex Parte TrawickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
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