Legal Opinion
Whisenhant v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 23, 1982PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Appellant was originally sentenced to death on September 7, 1977, for the rape and murder of Cheryl Lynn Payton. That conviction was reversed by this Court on February 20, 1979, because of improper closing argument by the prosecutor and because of a variance between the indictment and judgment.Whisenhant v. State, 370 So.2d 1080 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert.denied, 370 So.2d 1106 (Ala. 1979). Appellant was retried and convicted under § 13A-5-31 (a)(3), Code of Alabama…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Ex Parte TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
- Sockwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Arthur v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
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