Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 26, 2010No. CR–06–2233PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAIN, Judge.
Willie Earl Scott appeals the circuit court's summary dismissal of his Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P., petition for postconviction relief, challenging his capital-murder convictions for two counts of capital murder and his resulting sentence of death; and his convictions for first-degree rape, attempted murder, and first-degree burglary, and his resulting sentences of life imprisonment for each of those convictions.
On August 16, 2002, Scott was convicted of two counts of capital murder for killing 10-year-old Latonya Sager. The murder was made capital because it was committed during a…
2Cases cited78 opinions
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- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ex Parte Scott, 1091275 (Ala. 3-18-2011)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2011
- Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- Scott v. State (Ex parte Scott)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2011
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