Legal Opinion
Atchley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 20, 1981PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jackie Dale Atchley was indicted and convicted of the first degree murder of James Eddie Powell "by stabbing him with a knife," and his punishment was affixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. § 13-1-70, -74, Code of Alabama 1975. His subsequent motion for a new trial having been overruled by the trial court, Atchley now brings this appeal, urging the existence of several errors in the conduct of this trial below, thus urging reversal of this cause. We do not agree and affirm for reasons which follow.
After Mrs. Maggie Clay testified as to seeing her deceased son, James Eddie…
2Cases cited83 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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