Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Reeves
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 2021No. 20-1084PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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(2021) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES JEFFERSON S. DUNN, COMMISSIONER, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. MATTHEW REEVES ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT No. 20–1084. Decided July 2, 2021 PER CURIAM. Willie Johnson towed Matthew Reeves’ broken-down car back to the city after finding Reeves stranded on an Ala- bama dirt road. In payment for this act of kindness, Reeves murdered Johnson, stole his money, and mocked his dying spasms. Years after being convicted of murder and sen- tenced to…
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