Legal Opinion
Gwynne v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 14, 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Michael L. Gwynne, was found guilty of two charges of attempted extortion in the first degree and was sentenced to 60 years' imprisonment pursuant to Alabama's Habitual Offender Statute.
Officers Tommie Lee Hord and Kathy Pruitt, of the Montgomery Police Department, began an investigation of harassing and obscene phone calls made to Montgomery area residents; approximately 50 telephone harassment cases as well as two attempted extortion cases had…
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