Legal Opinion
Reed v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 17, 1997No. CR-96-1391PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert Allen Reed was convicted of assault in the first degree for an assault on David Bowen, a violation of §13A-6-20, Ala. Code 1975, and assault in the second degree for an assault on Robert Spurling, a violation of § 13A-6-21, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced under the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act (HFOA) to life in prison on the first-degree assault charge and was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment on the second-degree assault charge. The 15-year sentence was to be served concurrently with the sentence of life imprisonment.
The facts giving rise to the assault charges began when…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Chavers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Stringer v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Phelps v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Fulghum v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
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