Giles v. State, 6 Div. 147

Decision Date04 August 1981
Docket Number6 Div. 147
Citation405 So.2d 50
PartiesArthur Lee GILES v. STATE.
CourtAlabama Court of Criminal Appeals

Appeal from Circuit Court, Blount County; H. E. Holladay, Judge.

John L. Carroll and Dennis Balske, Montgomery, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The judgment of the conviction is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial on authority of Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625, 100 S.Ct. 2382, 65 L.Ed.2d 392 (1980), on remand, Ala., 396 So.2d 645 (1981), and Ritter v. State, Ala.S.C. 403 So.2d 154 (1981), Ala.Cr.App., 403 So.2d 159 (1981), July 7, 1981, Motion for Stay of Mandate Denied by Ala.S.C.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

All the Judges concur.

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