Legal Opinion

Aaron v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 31, 1991No. CR 89-349PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant was convicted of the murder of Chad Kilgore, in violation of § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 45 years' imprisonment.

The appellant argues that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting evidence of alleged uncharged prior bad acts of the appellant in the State's case-in-chief to prove "intent," thereby violating the appellant's rights to due process and a fair trial as guaranteed by the Fifth, Sixth, andFourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article 1, § 6, of the Alabama Constitution. The record reveals that in the State's…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Voudrie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  2. McLemore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  3. Stain v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
  5. Caylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  2. Krumm v. City of RobertsdaleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  3. Hunter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  4. Hunter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  5. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003

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