Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Burgess
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 25, 2000No. 1980803PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Willie Burgess, Jr., was indicted for, tried for, and convicted of, capital murder on the theory of robbery-murder as defined by §13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975. The jury recommended death and the trial court sentenced Burgess to death. Burgess appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals, which affirmed his conviction and sentence. Burgessv. State, 827 So.2d 134 (Ala.Crim.App. 1998). Burgess petitioned for a writ of certiorari, which we issued as a matter of right…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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