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Sheperd v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 29, 1976
325 So. 2d 557 (Ala. 1976)

Opinion

SC 1539.

January 29, 1976.

Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals.

D. Wayne Childress, Mobile, for petitioner.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and J. Brent Thornley, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State, respondent.


By quashing the writ we are not to be understood as agreeing or disagreeing with the language of the Court of Criminal Appeals' opinion dealing with the effect of Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972), on the defendant's right to a special jury venire because this discussion was not necessary to an affirmance in view of the noncapital offense for which he was tried and convicted, 57 Ala. App. 35, 325 So.2d 551.

Writ quashed as improvidently granted.

HEFLIN, C. J., and MERRILL, MADDOX and SHORES, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Sheperd v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 29, 1976
325 So. 2d 557 (Ala. 1976)
Case details for

Sheperd v. State

Case Details

Full title:In re Willie SHEPERD v. STATE of Alabama. Ex parte Willie Sheperd

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Jan 29, 1976

Citations

325 So. 2d 557 (Ala. 1976)
325 So. 2d 557