Legal Opinion
Carter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 4, 1983No. 6 Div. 748PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUBERT TAYLOR, Judge.
Bobbie Jean Carter was tried and convicted for the capital murder of John Doyle Pennington by shooting him with a pistol, during the course of a robbery, in violation of § 13A-5-31(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975. After a separate sentencing hearing for consideration of aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the jury fixed his punishment at life imprisonment without parole. In accordance with the jury’s verdict, the trial court sentenced the appellant to life imprisonment without parole.
On December 19, 1980, two armed men entered George’s Grocery in Birmingham, Alabama,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Fletcher v. WeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Alton R. FairchildCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Lambert v. City of HenagarCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
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