Legal Opinion
Dunaway v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 23, 1998No. CR-97-1223PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Larry D. Dunaway, Jr., was charged with two counts of capital murder for the killings of Tressa M. Patterson and James Anthony Bernard Patterson. The murder of Tressa Patterson was made capital because it occurred during the commission by the appellant of arson in the first or second degree. See § 13A-5-40 (a)(9), Ala. Code 1975. The murder of James Patterson was made capital because the victim was less than 14 years of age. See § 13A-5-40 (a)(15),…
2Cases cited73 opinions
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte BankheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Edmonds v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by22 opinions
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