Legal Opinion

Miller v. State

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 8, 2011No. CR-08-1413PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Alan Eugene Miller, an inmate on death row at Holman Correctional Facility, appeals the circuit court’s denial of his petition for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P.

In June 2000, Miller was convicted of capital murder in connection with the deaths of Lee Michael Holdbrooks, Christopher S. Yancy, and Terry Lee Jarvis. The murders were made capital because they were committed “by one act or pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct.” See § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala.Code 1975. Following the penalty phase of Miller’s trial, the jury…

2Cases cited123 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Mashburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
  4. Shonelle Andre Jackson v. State of Alabama.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009
  5. Marshall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2014

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