Bufford v. State
| Decision Date | 02 May 1980 |
| Citation | 382 So.2d 1175 |
| Parties | Ex parte State of Alabama ex rel. Attorney General. In re Charles Lee BUFFORD v. STATE of Alabama. 79-484. |
| Court | Alabama Supreme Court |
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Hodges v. State
... ... The trial court erred in considering it and including it in the findings of fact." 3 ... This Court has remanded cases when the trial court applied the aggravating circumstance of murder for pecuniary gain to a robbery-murder. See Bufford v. State, 382 So.2d 1162 (Ala.Crim.App.1980), writ denied, 382 So.2d 1175 (Ala.1980) ; Lewis v. State, 380 So.2d 970 (Ala.Crim.App. 1979) ... However, this court has approved the use of this aggravating circumstance when the crime charged was not robbery-murder. See Bryant v. State, [Ms ... ...
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Connolly v. State
... ... that the murder was committed "in the course of or in connection with the commission of, or in immediate flight from the commission of" the robbery or attempted robbery in the first degree. § 13A-5-39(2) ... This issue was addressed in Bufford v. State, 382 So.2d 1162 (Ala.Cr.App.) cert. denied, 382 So.2d 1175 (Ala.1980). Bufford was a state prisoner incarcerated in the county jail and was classified as being on "work-release" status. On the morning of April 30, 1977, Bufford was released into the custody of Roland Cooper, the victim, ... ...
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Hallford v. State, 4 Div. 913
... ... State, 460 So.2d 207, 212 (Ala.Cr.App.1983), affirmed, 460 So.2d 216 (Ala.1984) ... "Although a robbery committed as a 'mere afterthought' and unrelated to the murder will not sustain a conviction under § 13A-5-40(a)(2) for the capital offense of murder-robbery, see Bufford v. State, supra, O'Pry v. State, supra [642 S.W.2d 748 (Tex.Cr.App.1981) ], the question of a defendant's intent at the time of the commission of the crime is usually an issue for the jury to resolve. Crowe v. State, 435 So.2d 1371, 1379 (Ala.Cr.App.1983). The jury may infer from the facts and ... ...
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