Legal Opinion

Ball v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 18, 1988No. 6 Div. 384PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYSON, Judge.

Gregory Ball was indicted for robbery in the first degree in violation of § 13A-8-41, Code of Alabama 1975. The appellant’s counsel filed a motion to suppress the identification of the appellant and the court denied this motion to suppress. The jury found the appellant “guilty as charged in the indictment”. Pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act, the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in the state penitentiary.

The facts relevant to this appeal are limited to those concerning the identification of the appellant by the victim, Barbara Cook, and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Matthews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  4. Dixon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  5. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  2. Hull v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990

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