Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided September 30, 1993No. CR-91-1484PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Dallas DeWitt Smith, was indicted for the murder of Brenda Fay Strong. § 13A-6-2, Code of Alabama 1975. A jury found him guilty as charged in the indictment. The appellant was sentenced to life in prison pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act.
The State's evidence tended to show the following. The appellant and Brenda were living together in a mobile home park in Covington County, Alabama. On September 17, 1991, the appellant and Brenda had…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Callahan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Tarver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Drinkard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
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