Legal Opinion
Burton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 30, 1993No. CR-91-1185PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Charles Lee Burton, was convicted of murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a robbery in the first degree. § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975. The jury unanimously voted for the death penalty. The trial court accepted the jury's recommendation and sentenced the appellant to death by electrocution.
The state's evidence tended to show that on August 16, 1991, six men — the appellant, Derrick DeBruce,1 Deon Long, LuJuan…
2Cases cited111 opinions
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- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by90 opinions
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