Legal Opinion
Watters v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 30, 1978PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant was indicted under the Alabama Death Penalty Act for attempted robbery when the victim is intentionally killed. This Act is now codified as Section 13-11-2, Code of Alabama 1975. Forty-seven minutes after the jury began their deliberations they found the appellant guilty as charged.
The appellant is represented by court appointed counsel both at trial and on appeal. Application for youthful offender treatment was waived.
The state's evidence was not…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Fikes v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Malachi v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Bufford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Tice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
- Dunkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Watters v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
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