Dillard v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 5, 1979

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · decided 1979-06-05

Cited by 4 later decisions — most recently May 1981

4 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““... [W]e have reviewed the entire record and find that there was a proper Miranda warning given to the appellant, and, likewise, a proper voluntariness predicate laid before the admission of his confession. Lewis v. State, 57 Ala.App. 545 , 329 So.2d 596 (1975) and authorities cited, affirmed, 295 Ala. 350 , 329 So.2d 599 .””

quoted by 1 later decision, including 399 So. 2d 911 - Dillard v. State

Relies on Lewis v. State · 57 Ala. App. 545 - Lewis v. State · 371 So. 2d 947 - Dillard v. State

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Decided 1979-06-05

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¶1 *949AFTER REMAND

BOWEN W. SIMMONS, Retired Circuit Judge.

¶2Pursuant to the opinion of the Supreme Court of Alabama in this cause, Dillard, 371 So.2d 947, 78 184, we have reviewed the entire record and find that there was a proper Miranda warning given to the appellant, and, likewise, a proper voluntariness predicate laid before the admission of his confession. Lewis v. State, 57 Ala.App. 545, 329 So.2d 596 (1975), and authorities cited, affirmed, 295 Ala. 350, 329 So.2d 599.

¶3We have also considered the remaining refused written requested charges and find that they were fully and adequately covered by the trial court’s oral charge or the written charges given at the request of the appellant. § 12-16-13, Code of Alabama 1975.

¶4After careful examination, we are of the opinion that this cause is due to be

¶5AFFIRMED.

All the Judges concur.