Ex parte Stevens
| Decision Date | 15 March 1991 |
| Citation | 580 So.2d 26 |
| Parties | Ex parte Victor R. STEPHENS. (Re Victor R. Stephens v. State). 1900032. |
| Court | Alabama Supreme Court |
Petition for writ of Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals (2 Div. 738). Appeal from the Circuit Court, Hale County, No. CC-89-34, Charles Thigpen, Judge.
Blanchard L. McLeod, Jr. and J. Patrick Cheshire, Selma, for petitioner.
Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and Beth Slate Poe and William D. Little, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent.
Pursuant to Rule 39(c), Ala.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. Stephens v. State, 580 So.2d 11 (Ala.Crim.App.1990). After 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.
AFFIRMED.
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