Sanders v. State

CATES, Judge.

We remand these causes to the circuit court for proceedings consistent with the opinion of the United States Supreme Court in Sanders v. Alabama, 377 U.S. 125, 84 S.Ct. 1141, 12 L.Ed.2d 174, reversing Sanders v. State, 42 Ala.App. 67, 152 So.2d 439, and post p. 700, 155 So.2d 535.

Without elaborating, the Supreme Court simply cites Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335, 83 S.Ct. 792, 9 L.Ed.2d 799; Draper v. Washington, 372 U.S. 487, 83 S.Ct. 774, 9 L.Ed.2d 899; and Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 83 S.Ct. 814, 9 L.Ed.2d 811.

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