Grady v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
December 2016
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 601 So. 2d 1118 - Elliott v. State · 529 So. 2d 1074 - Ross v. State · 748 So. 2d 231 - Reed v. State · 581 So. 2d 1283 - Smith v. State · 516 So. 2d 936 - Roberts v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“' "If the circuit court is correct for any reason, even though it may not be the stated reason, we will not reverse its denial of the petition.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Saunders v. State · Boyd v. State““Section 13A-8-3, Ala.Code 1975, provides, in pertinent part, that ‘[t]he theft of property which exceeds $1,000.00 in value, or property of any value taken from the person of another, constitutes theft of property in the first degree.’ Section 13A-8-4, Ala.Code 1975, provides, in pertinent part, that ‘[t]he theft of property which exceeds $250.00 in value but does not exceed $1,000.00 in value, and which is not taken from the person of another, constitutes theft of property in the second degree.’ Under § 13A-1-9, Ala.Code 1975, ‘A defendant may be convicted of an offense included in an offense charged. An offense is an included one if ... [i]t is specifically designated by statute as a lesser degree of the offense charged.’ The Commentary to this section explains: ‘Subdivision (a)(3) covers a degree relationship in the statutes themselves, e.g., second-degree theft on a charge of first-degree theft.’ Therefore, because of the degree relationship between the two, second-degree theft of property is included within the offense of first-degree theft of property.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[A] circuit court may, in some circumstances, summarily dismiss a postconviction petition based on the merits of the claims raised therein. Rule 32.7(d), Ala. R. Crim. P., provides: " 'If the court determines that the petition is not sufficiently specific, or is precluded, or fails to state a claim, or that no material issue of fact or law exists which would entitle the petitioner to relief under this rule and that no purpose would be served by any further proceedings, the court may either dismiss the petition or grant leave to file an amended petition. Leave to amend shall be freely granted. Otherwise, the court shall direct that the proceedings continue and set a date for hearing.' " ' "Where a simple reading of the petition for post-conviction relief shows that, assuming every allegation of the petition to be true, it is obviously without merit or is precluded, the circuit court [may] summarily dismiss that petition.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Saunders v. State
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