Legal Opinion
Heard v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 18, 1976No. 3 Div. 371PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOKOUT, Judge.
Assault with intent to murder; sentence: twenty years imprisonment.
The offense in question took place at Atmore State Prison (now Fountain Correctional Facility) on January 18, 1974. The assault took place during a prison riot, which the warden testified that some inmates termed a “revolution.” The victim was inmate John Boykin, who was beaten and stabbed by rioting prisoners in the prison’s segregation unit.
Other inmates have also been tried as a result of the riot, assaults and killing of a correctional officer. Johnny Harris, a key participant was convicted of first degree…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Van Antwerp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- McCorvey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Heard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
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