Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Dobard
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 8, 1983No. 81-999PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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This case is a review of the conviction of the petitioner, Percy Leo Dobard, for violation of § 13A-5-31 (a)(5), Code 1975, murder of a police officer on duty. After a separate sentencing hearing, Dobard was sentenced to death by electrocution. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence on 29 June 1982. This court issued the writ of certiorari and now affirms the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
After a careful review of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by55 opinions
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