Legal Opinion
Washington v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 4, 1969No. 6 Div. 66PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Presiding Judge.
The petitioner, Caliph Washington, was indicted in September, 1957. He was convicted of the crime of murder and was sentenced to death. The conviction was reversed February 12, 1959, in Washington v. State, 269 Ala. 146, 112 So.2d 179. He was retried, again convicted and sentenced to death on December 9, 1959. The conviction was affirmed in Washington v. State, 274 Ala. 386, 148 So.2d 206.
Petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed in the United States District Court and *175was granted. Washington v. Holman, D. C., 245 F.Supp. 116. The writ was granted for two reasons;…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- William C. Holman, as Warden Kilby Prison, Montgomery, Alabama v. Caliph WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- James Dwain Hampton v. The State of Oklahoma and Ray H. Page, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Sellers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
- Diamond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
- Mayberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
- Mayberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973