Legal Opinion
Atwell v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 4, 1977PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant was convicted for the second degree murder of his mother and sentenced to life imprisonment. His defense was insanity.
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Initially it is alleged that error was committed by the trial judge when he failed to determine that the appellant was competent to stand trial. The appellant concedes that he was given a…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Greenwood v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- State v. LucasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Beauregard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Magwood v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Hopkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
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