Legal Opinion
Young v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 2, 1982PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The defendant was indicted and convicted for the capital murder of Ernest McCoy Payne and Jerry Leroy Simmons in violation of Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-5-31 (a)(10) ("murder in the first degree wherein two or more human beings are intentionally killed by the defendant by one or a series of acts."). In accordance with the recommendation of the jury, sentence was fixed at life imprisonment without parole. Three issues are argued on appeal.
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The defendant…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Garner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Beck v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Poulos v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Scanland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
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