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Marvin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Aug 4, 1981
403 So. 2d 327 (Ala. Crim. App. 1981)

Opinion

4 Div. 707.

August 4, 1981.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Covington County; Abner Powell, III, Judge.

Charles T. Morris, Opp, and Griffin Sikes, Andalusia, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Paul E. Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


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.


Summaries of

Marvin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Aug 4, 1981
403 So. 2d 327 (Ala. Crim. App. 1981)
Case details for

Marvin v. State

Case Details

Full title:Ernest Dwight MARVIN v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Aug 4, 1981

Citations

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