536 So. 2d 142 - Heath v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
20
cited by 20 later decisions
1
states following
August 2009
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Engle v. Isaac · Smith v. Murray · Spaziano v. Florida · Heath v. Alabama
Most-quoted passages
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“[Although the appellant raised this issue at trial, his failure to raise it on direct appeal will now bar our review of this issue. Summers v. State, 366 So.2d 336 (Ala.Cr.App.1978), writ denied, 366 So.2d 346 (Ala.1979); Dobard v. State, 455 So.2d 281 (Ala.Cr.App.1984); Dunkins v. State, 489 So.2d 603 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). Nevertheless, we hold that Alabama did in fact have jurisdiction to prosecute this appellant for the capital offense of murder/kidnapping.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Heath v. Jones
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