Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 30, 1990PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant was convicted of two counts of robbery in the first degree, in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama (1975). He was sentenced to life in the State penitentiary on each charge, the sentences to run consecutively.

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The appellant argues that the State failed to prove venue as to the offense charged in count II of the indictment. The appellant alleges that the only proof of venue as to this count occurred during the testimony of the victim, who worked at the Circle K store where the robbery in count II occurred, and who stated that the store was "[l]ocated in Huntsville." However,…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. United States v. Louis WernerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  2. Stewart v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Willis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  4. Ex Parte RainesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  5. Ex Parte LynnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Melson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  2. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  3. Grimsley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  4. James v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  5. Christianson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992

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