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King v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 11, 1991PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]

William E. King was indicted on 22 counts of first-degree kidnapping, in violation of § 13A-6-43, Code of Alabama 1975. These charges arose out of the prison riot that occurred at the St. Clair Correctional Facility on April 15, 1985. Following two mistrials and the State's dismissal of counts 13 and 22 of the indictment, the jury found King guilty of 20 counts of the lesser included offense of kidnapping in the second degree. King was sentenced as a habitual…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Lee v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Edmonds v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Ex Parte KennedySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Ex Parte CoferSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  3. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  4. Sneed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  5. Burgess v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998

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