Legal Opinion
Reese v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided September 12, 1972No. 2 Div. 71PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellant was tried on a charge of murder in the first degree but convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to imprisonment for twenty years.
On arraignment he plead not guilty and at the trial sought to justify his action under self defense.
After the verdict a motion for a new trial was filed by appellant and overruled by the court.
Briefly stated, the evidence offered by the State tended to show that on the night of November 9, 1969, the appellant, along with several other men, including the deceased, Benjamin Savage, were visting in the home of Willie Earl Wallace, in Dallas…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Boulden v. HolmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Knox v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Bridges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Moffett v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Turk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
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