Legal Opinion

Presley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 25, 2005No. CR-03-0786PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marcus Presley appeals from the summary dismissal of the petition he filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., seeking relief from his capital-murder conviction and sentence of death. We reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

Presley was convicted for murder made capital because it was committed during a robbery or an attempted robbery, § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975. On direct appeal, we affirmed the conviction and sentence, Presley v. State,770 So.2d 104 (Ala.Crim.App. 1999), and the Alabama Supreme Court affirmed this Court's judgment, Ex parte Presley,770 So.2d 114 (Ala.…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. AG v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  5. Abdeldayem v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007

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