Legal Opinion
Weakley v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 8, 1998No. 1961092PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
We granted the State's petition for the writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals reversing the conviction of Nettie Mae Weakley for distribution of a controlled substance in violation of § 13A-12-211, Ala. Code 1975. We address the issue whether the lack of counsel at Weakley's arraignment mandates that her conviction be reversed, even though she was represented by counsel at a rearraignment. Because we conclude that it does not, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals and remand.
On March 14, 1996, Nettie Mae Weakley pleaded not guilty,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Stokes v. SingletaryCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- O'NEAL v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Coughlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Pratt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Baker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- Woodruff v. City of PelhamCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2008
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