Legal Opinion

Worthington v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 9, 1994No. CR 93-825PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Miguel Rudy Worthington, the appellant, was convicted of the intentional murder of David Marler and was sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment. He raises six issues on this direct appeal from that conviction.

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The appellant asserts that the statements he made to the arresting officer prior to the time he was advised of hisMiranda1 rights were improperly admitted into evidence. Those comments directed the police to the bloodstained clothes worn by the appellant on…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  5. United States v. Gregory J. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Ex Parte ClarkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  2. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  3. Eastland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  4. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
  5. Snowden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006

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