Ex Parte Thomas

Decided December 16, 1988

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1988-12-16

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“"Pursuant to Rule 39 (c), A.R.App.P., we granted the defendant's petition to review the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirming his conviction and sentence of death. Thomas v. State, 539 So.2d 375 (Ala.Crim.App. 1988). After carefully and thoroughly considering the record of trial, the Court of Criminal Appeals' opinion, and the briefs and arguments of the parties, we find no basis for reversal of the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals."”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 766 So. 2d 860 - Thomas v. State

Relies on 539 So. 2d 375 - Thomas v. State

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Decided 1988-12-16

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Cited by 36 later decisions — most recently May 2010 · most notably Dill v. State (1991), 666 So. 2d 73 - Ex Parte Taylor (1995)

1 federal appellate · 34 state decisions

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¶2Pursuant to Rule 39(c), A.R.App.P., we granted the defendant's petition to review the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirming his conviction and sentence of death. Thomas v. State, 539 So.2d 375 (Ala.Crim.App. 1988). After carefully and thoroughly considering the record of trial, the Court of Criminal Appeals' opinion, and the briefs and arguments of the parties, we find no basis for reversal of the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

¶3AFFIRMED.

¶4TORBERT, C.J., and MADDOX, JONES, BEATTY and HOUSTON, JJ., concur.