Legal Opinion
Samra v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 18, 1999No. CR-97-1543PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Michael Brandon Samra, was convicted of capital murder for the killings of Randy Gerald Duke, Dedra Mims Hunt, Chelisa Nicole Hunt, and Chelsea Marie Hunt. The murders were made capital because the appellant committed them by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct. See § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala. Code 1975. After a sentencing hearing, the jury recommended, by a vote of 12-0, that the appellant be sentenced to death. The trial court…
2Cases cited103 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Bacon v. LeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001
- Whitehead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Duke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002
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