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Magwood v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 10, 1996No. CR-92-843PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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The appellant, Billy Joe Magwood, was convicted on June 2, 1981, of the capital murder of the sheriff of Coffee County, in violation of § 13-11-2(a)(5), Code of Alabama 1975.1 The murder occurred on March 1, 1979.2 Thereafter, the appellant was sentenced to death by electrocution, and his conviction and sentence were affirmed on…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. McDonald v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Magwood v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Burgess v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  3. Rickman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  4. James v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2010
  5. Benefield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998

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