Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Duren
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 13, 1991No. 1900162PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
David Ray Duren appealed from the denial of his Rule 20, A.R.Crim.P.Temp., petition for relief from his conviction of capital murder and sentence of death. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. 590 So.2d 360. On certiorari review he contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel during his trial and during his sentencing hearing.
In 1984, Duren was convicted of the October 20, 1983, robbery and murder of Kathleen Bedsole. On appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeals remanded the case to the trial court for the entry of specific written findings of fact relating to the punishment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Duren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
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3Cited by91 opinions
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- Hyde v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
- Hallford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- Ingram v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- State v. TarverCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
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