Legal Opinion

Perry v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 16, 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant was convicted of murder during a robbery and was convicted of capital murder, § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code ofAlabama (1975), and the jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, by a vote of five for death and seven for life without parole. Following a separate sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment without parole.

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The appellant argues that he was prejudiced by the State's failure to reveal the identity of an informant, pursuant to the appellant's motion, as one of the prosecution's witnesses at trial was, in fact, an…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  4. Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Ackermann v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CrewsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Ex Parte PerrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  3. Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. BlasioliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Hagood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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