Legal Opinion

Herrero v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 3, 1993No. CR-92-924Published

1Opinion of the Court

TAYLOR, Judge.

The appellant, Carlos Herrero, pleaded guilty to escape in the first degree, a violation of § 13A-10-31, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to life in prison pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act.

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The appellant contends that the indictment was void because, he says, it was “duplicitous, vague, and indefinite.” The indictment reads:

“The Grand Jury of said County charges that before the finding of this indictment, CARLOS HERRERO, whose true name is to the Grand Jury unknown, otherwise than as stated, having been convicted of a felony, to-wit; Robbery III/Burglary III,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Willis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Ex Parte AllredSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. German v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  5. Tucker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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