Legal Opinion

Nichols v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 22, 1992No. 1910009Published

1Opinion of the Court

624 So.2d 1325 (1992)

Ex parte State of Alabama.

(Re Donald Ray NICHOLS

v.

STATE).

1910009.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

May 22, 1992.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Gilda Branch Williams, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Robert T. Meadows III of Walker, Hill, Adams, Umbach, Meadows & Walton, Opelika, for respondent.

KENNEDY, Justice.

The issue is whether the defendant was denied a fair trial by what he claims effectively amounted to a denial of the right to discuss the case, prior to trial, with the State's witnesses.

On November 25, 1987, the defendant, Donald Ray Nichols, went hunting with Billy Steve…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Clifton Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
  2. United States v. Angelo Pepe and Thomas Miglionico, United States of America v. Albert Joseph Facchiano, Francis Santo, Paul SantoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  3. United States v. Charles Ira BlackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  4. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  5. United States v. Paul Rice, Pedro Alvarez, John Leslie Wells, Jr., and Jerold MasslerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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