Case law

Tomlin v. State

695 So. 2d 157 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Sep 27, 1996

In Tomlin v. … Gold Kist, Inc. v. Brown, 495 So.2d *172 540, 546 (Ala.1986).

Tarver v. State

500 So. 2d 1232 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Jun 10, 1986

Malachi v. State, 89 Ala. 134, 140-141 , 8 So. 104 , 106 (1889); Smith v. State, 230 Ala. 413, 416 , 161 So. 538 (1935); Brown v. State, 31 Ala.App. 529 , 19 So.2d 88 (1944). … See Pearce v.

Nelson v. State

511 So. 2d 225 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Nov 12, 1986

Ivory v. State , 237 Ala. 344 , 186 So. 460 ; King v. State , 90 Ala. 612 , 616 , 8 So. 856 ." See also Gosa v. State , 273 Ala. 346 , 139 So.2d 321 (1962); Ray v. State , 257 Ala. 418 , 59 So.2d 582 (1952); Foust v. … Mathis v. State , 414 So.2d 151 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982). Counsel has wide latitude to draw reasonable inferences from the evidence. Hollis v. State , 399 So.2d 935 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981); Brown v.

Dill v. State

600 So. 2d 343 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · May 31, 1991

In Walton v. … The information contained in the report to which the appellant objects concerns the vehicle in which Leon Shaw was found and appears as follows: "The tag on the vehicle was registered to Aaron Brown, and the VIN [vehicle

Gaston v. State

265 So. 3d 387 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Mar 16, 2018

See Ex parte Price , 725 So.2d 1063 (Ala. 1998), cert. denied, 526 U.S. 1133 , 119 S.Ct. 1809 , 143 L.Ed. 2d 1012 (1999)." ' " Ex parte Brown , 11 So.3d 933 , 935-36 (Ala. 2008) (quoting Hall v. … See Brown v. State , 11 So.3d 866 , 891 (Ala. Crim. App. 2007) (holding that the circuit court did not abuse its broad discretion in removing a juror because of her medical condition).

Williams v. State

183 So. 3d 198 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Apr 4, 2014

In State v. … . § 2255 ), In Hill, prisoners "filed a complaint challenging the constitutionality of [Michigan law], which prohibits the Michigan Parole Board from considering for parole those sentenced to life in prison for first-degree

Jackson v. State

674 So. 2d 1318 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Sep 30, 1993

Moseley, supra; Brown v. State, 393 So.2d 513 (Ala.Cr.App.1981).' " King v. State, 518 So.2d 191, 193 (Ala.Cr. App.1987). Cf. Cross v. … Dutton v. Brown, 812 F.2d 593, 595 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, Dutton v. Maynard, 484 U.S. 836 , 108 S.Ct. 116 , 98 L.Ed.2d 74 (1987).

Brandon Dewayne Sykes v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Lamar Circuit Court: CC-19-144).

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · May 3, 2024

S. v. Brown, 546 F.2d 166 (5th Cir. 1977); Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 87 S. Ct. 824, 17 L. Ed. 2d 705 (1967); Beecher v. … Co. v. Ogletree, 331 So. 3d 1150, 1156 (Ala. 2021) (emphasis added); see Minor v. State, 914 So. 2d 372, 430 (Ala. Crim.

Hunt v. State

642 So. 2d 999 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Jan 12, 1994

Yick Wo, who had operated his "wooden laundry" for 22 years, sought consent of the board. Approval was denied and Yick Wo appealed that ruling. … Brown v. United States, 411 U.S. 223, 231-32 , 93 S.Ct. 1565, 1570 , 36 L.Ed.2d 208, 215 (1973) (quoting Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 135 , 88 S.Ct. 1620, 1627 , 20 L.Ed.2d 476, 484 (1968) quoting Lutwak v.

Brownfield v. State

266 So. 3d 777 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Dec 15, 2017

Smith , 964 So.2d 1 , 5 (Ala. 2007) (quoting Conference America, Inc. v. Telecommunications Coop. Network, Inc. , 885 So.2d 772 , 777 (Ala. 2003), quoting in turn, Gold Kist v. Brown , 495 So.2d 540 , 545 (Ala. 1986) ). … App. 2015) (quoting Brown v. State , 288 Ga. 902 , 909, 708 S.E.2d 294 , 301 (2011) ). " 'Trial counsel's decisions regarding what theory of the case to pursue represent the epitome of trial strategy.' Flowers v.

Thomas v. State

539 So. 2d 375 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Mar 22, 1988

Brown v. State , 120 Ala. 342 , 25 So. 182 ; McDonald v. State , 165 Ala. 85 , 51 So. 629 . … In Chambers v.

DeBruce v. State

651 So. 2d 599 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Mar 5, 1993

Brown , 479 U.S. 538 , 107 S.Ct. 837 , 93 L.Ed.2d 934 (1987), the Supreme Court decided that 'an instruction informing jurors that they "must not be swayed by mere sentiment, conjecture, sympathy, passion, prejudice, public … V.

Moody v. State

95 So. 3d 827 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Dec 16, 2011

Moody v. … Jones v. State, 816 So.2d 1067, 1071 (Ala. Crim.App.2000), overruled on other grounds by Brown v. State, 903 So.2d 159 (Ala.Crim.App.2004).

Jones v. State

946 So. 2d 903 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Feb 3, 2006

Cochran v. … See Brown v. United States , 411 U.S. 223 , 93 S.Ct. 1565 , 36 L.Ed.2d 208 (1973) (fn. 4: Defendant's interest was "totally illegitimate"); United States v.

Brownfield v. State

44 So. 3d 1 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Apr 27, 2007

Eubanks v. … She testified that although she did not hold a Ph.D. or board certification in any scientific disciplines, the Department of Forensic Sciences had no such requirements for forensic scientists.

Brett Richard Yeiter v. State of Alabama (Appeal from Escambia Circuit Court: CC-15-42)

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Jun 28, 2024

McWhorter v. State, 781 So. 2d 257, 322 (Ala. Crim. App. 1999). The trial court's broad discretion extends to whether to permit a juror questionnaire. Brown v. State, 11 So. 3d 866, 885 (Ala. Crim. App. 2007). … V.

Davis v. State

718 So. 2d 1148 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Mar 21, 1997

See, e.g., Beck v. State, 396 So.2d 645 (Ala.1980); Williams v. … Kuenzel v.

Washington v. State

922 So. 2d 145 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Feb 25, 2005

Daniels v. … Dutton v. Brown , 812 F.2d 593 , 595 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, Dutton v. Maynard , 484 U.S. 836 , 108 S.Ct. 116 , 98 L.Ed.2d 74 (1987).

Connell v. State

7 So. 3d 1068 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · May 30, 2008

Brown Bolding, Monica’s father, testified that Monica telephoned him at about 11:30 p.m. on December 10, 2004; that she asked him to come and help her; and that he went to the scene and discovered that Steven was dead. … Reese v.

Hunt v. State

940 So. 2d 1041 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Nov 23, 2005

The Alabama Supreme Court held in Ex parte Brown, 686 So.2d 409 (Ala.1996), that the failure to life qualify prospective *1064 jurors does not constitute plain error if no prospective juror expressed strong views in favor … Trapnell v.