Conley v. State

Full title: Angelo CONLEY v. STATE

Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Aug 4, 1981

403 So. 2d 327 (Ala. Crim. App. 1981)

Opinion

4 Div. 770.

August 4, 1981.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Russell County; Wayne T. Johnson, Judge.

Kenneth L. Funderburk of Phillips Funderburk, Phenix City, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Virginia A. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

HARRIS, Presiding Judge.

The judgment of the conviction is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial on authority of Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625, 100 S.Ct. 2382, 65 L.Ed.2d 392 (1980), on remand, Ala., 396 So.2d 645 (1981); and Ritter v. State, Ala.S.C., 403 So.2d 154 (1981), Ala.Cr.App., 403 So.2d 158 (1981). July 7, 1981, Motion for Stay of Mandate Denied by Ala.S.C.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

All the Judges concur, except BOOKOUT, J., who dissents for reasons stated in Cook v. State, Ms. 6 Div. 561, June 23, 1981.