Legal Opinion
Heath v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 5, 1983PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In August of 1981, Rebecca McQuire Heath was nine months pregnant. In that same month, she was kidnapped from her home in Russell County, Alabama, and executed by a single gunshot wound to her head. Her body was discovered in Troup County, Georgia. Her executioners had been hired by her husband, the defendant, for the sum of $2000.
The defendant was indicted for murder during a kidnapping in the first degree in violation of Section 13A-5-40 (a)(1), Code of Alabama 1975. At the guilt-finding phase of his trial, a jury found the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment. At the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bartkus v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Abbate v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Heath v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte LogginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Bradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Ex Parte TrawickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
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