Legal Opinion
Reed v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 18, 1980PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Robbery when the victim is intentionally killed by the defendant — § 13-11-2 (a)(2), Code of Ala. 1975; sentence: death by electrocution.
Around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m. on December 23, 1978, Truman P. Johnston stopped his automobile on a downtown street in Anniston to make a telephone call from a telephone booth adjacent to an abandoned restaurant. He called his wife and requested that she meet him at Sears to get a Christmas present he had selected for her. Their…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Nichols v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Jacks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Sorrell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Chevere v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
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