Legal Opinion

Presley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 25, 2005No. CR-03-0786Published

1Opinion of the Court

978 So.2d 63 (2005)

Marcus PRESLEY

v.

STATE of Alabama.

No. CR-03-0786.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

February 25, 2005.

Richard Izzi, Birmingham; and Denise Young, Tucson, Arizona, for appellant.

Troy King, atty. gen., and Stephen Shows, asst. atty. gen., for appellee.

COBB, Judge.

Marcus Presley appeals from the summary dismissal of the petition he filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., seeking relief from his capital-murder conviction and sentence of death. We reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

Presley was convicted for murder made capital because it was committed during…

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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