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Ex Parte Scott

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 20, 1998No. 1961460Published

1Opinion of the Court

728 So.2d 172 (1998)

Ex parte William David SCOTT.

(Re William David Scott v. State).

1961460.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

March 20, 1998.

Rehearing Denied January 15, 1999.

John Knowles, Geneva, for petitioner.

Bill Pryor, atty. gen., and Michael B. Billingsley, asst. atty. gen., for respondent.

COOK, Justice.[*]

William David Scott was convicted of theft of property and of murder made capital because it was committed during a burglary (§ 13A-5-40(a)(4), Ala.Code 1975) and was committed for a pecuniary consideration (§ 13A-5-40(a)(7)). The jury, voting 12-0, recommended that for the murder Scott be…

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2Cases cited91 opinions

  1. McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Walker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Ex Parte BankheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  4. Harris v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. United States v. Louis WernerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980

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