Means v. State

Decision Date30 August 1973
Citation291 Ala. 792,282 So.2d 359
PartiesIn re Gary Bernard MEANS v. STATE. Ex parte Gary Bernard Means. SC 460.
CourtAlabama Supreme Court

Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals

J. Massey Relfe, Jr., Birmingham, for petitioner.

No brief for the State.

FAULKNER, Justice.

Petition of Gary Bernard Means for Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that Court in Means v. State, 51 Ala.App. 8, 282 So.2d 356.

Writ denied.

All the Justices concur.

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  • Lynn v. State, 4 Div. 183
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • October 23, 1984
    ...Humphrey v. State, 370 So.2d 344, 347 (Ala.Crim.App.1979); Means v. State, 51 Ala.App. 8, 11, 282 So.2d 356, cert. denied, 291 Ala. 792, 282 So.2d 359 (1973). The same principles apply in the case at bar. Although there was no direct proof linking the exhibit to the murder weapon, there was......
  • Gratton v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • June 26, 1984
    ...introduced into evidence for the consideration of the jury." Means v. State, 51 Ala.App. 8, 11, 282 So.2d 356, cert. denied, 291 Ala. 792, 282 So.2d 359 (1973). VI Gratton complains because jurors were permitted to "wander through the Courtroom" during the hearing on his motion to suppress ......
  • Trahan v. State, 1 Div. 672
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • April 24, 1984
    ... ...         Mere gruesomeness of photographs which simply tend to corroborate the location of the wound are not to be rejected as evidence merely for these reasons. Means v. State, 51 Ala.App. 8, 282 So.2d 356 (1973), cert. denied, 291 Ala. 792, ... 282 So.2d 359 (1973) and authorities therein cited; Ellenburg v. State, 353 So.2d 810 (Ala.Cr.App.1977). We find no error in the admission by the trial court of the photographs, nor do we find that any prejudice ... ...
  • Robinson v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • February 1, 1977
    ...toxicologist as to the size and location of the wound inflicted, Means v. State, 51 Ala.App. 8, 282 So.2d 356, cert. denied, 291 Ala. 792, 282 So.2d 359 (1973); Aycock v. State, 50 Ala.App. 130, 277 So.2d 404, cert. denied, 291 Ala. 49, 277 So.2d 412 (1973); Alabama Digest, Vol. 6, Criminal......
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