Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 15, 1986PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant was convicted of the capital crime of murder during the course of a robbery, in violation of §13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama (1975), and was sentenced to death. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm.
On June 24, 1982, the partially decomposed body of William Claude Parker was discovered near a roadway leading to the Shell Chemical Plant in North Mobile County. The body was discovered by a delivery man, and a positive identification was made by the victim's son, Marty Parker. According to the pathologist's testimony, the deceased had been repeatedly stabbed and had been…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
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- Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
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