Webster v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
July 1987
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Boykin v. Alabama · 392 So. 2d 1274 - Watson v. State · 55 Ala. App. 272 - Highsmith v. State · 392 So. 2d 1270 - Jones v. State · 393 So. 2d 492 - Williams v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“as described in the first degree escape statute, § 13A-10-31. We are of the opinion that the prior felony of which the defendant was convicted cannot again be used for enhancement purposes. Escape in the first degree is a class B felony. The penalty for its violation is from 2 to 20 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. Section 13A-5-6(a)(2). Application of the Habitual Felony Offender Act, § 13A-5-9, to a class B felony conviction enhances punishment. Subsection (a)(2) of that statute states,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ringer v. State“"(a) A person commits the crime of escape in the first degree if: "(1) He employs physical force, a threat of physical force, a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument in escaping or attempting to escape from custody, or "(2) Having been convicted of a felony, he escapes or attempts to escape from custody imposed pursuant to that conviction." "(b) Escape in the first degree is a Class B felony."”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Ringer v. State
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