Ex parte McMorris

Decision Date05 February 1981
Citation394 So.2d 404
PartiesEx parte Charlie Frank McMORRIS. (Re: Charlie Frank McMorris v. State of Alabama). 80-105.
CourtAlabama Supreme Court

Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals, 394 So.2d 392 (6 Div. 198).

FAULKNER, Justice.

Writ denied. No opinion.

TORBERT, C. J., and ALMON, EMBRY and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

MADDOX, JONES, SHORES and ADAMS, JJ., dissent.

To continue reading

Request your trial
39 cases
  • Davis v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • May 13, 1986
    ...witness's testimony toward the other party. Hunt v. State, supra; McMorris v. State, 394 So.2d 392 (Ala.Cr.App.1980), cert. denied, 394 So.2d 404 (Ala.), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 972, 101 S.Ct. 3127, 69 L.Ed.2d 983 (1981); Henry v. State, 355 So.2d 411 The evidence showed that the police ques......
  • Daniels v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • June 17, 1994
    ...if that witness is not equally available to the State. See McMorris v. State, 394 So.2d 392, 402 (Ala.Cr.App.1980), cert. denied, 394 So.2d 404 (Ala.), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 972, 101 S.Ct. 3127, 69 L.Ed.2d 983 (1981). If it appears that the accused has superior knowledge of the existence, ......
  • McWhorter v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • August 27, 1999
    ...King v. State, 574 So.2d 921, 927-28 (Ala.Cr.App.1990), quoting McMorris v. State, 394 So.2d 392 (Ala. Cr.App.1980), cert. denied, 394 So.2d 404 (Ala.1981), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 972, 101 S.Ct. 3127, 69 L.Ed.2d 983 (1981). An Allen v. United States, 164 U.S. 492, 17 S.Ct. 154, 41 L.Ed. 528......
  • Jackson v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • April 9, 1985
    ...responsible for striking blacks. Swain, 380 U.S. at 224-25, 85 S.Ct. at 838-39. State, 394 So.2d 392 (Ala.Cr.App.1980), cert. denied, 394 So.2d 404 (Ala.), cert. denied, 452 U.S. 972, 101 S.Ct. 3127, 69 L.Ed.2d 983 (1981); Liptroth v. State, 335 So.2d 683 (Ala.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 335 ......
  • Request a trial to view additional results

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT