Meeks v. State, 3 Div. 500

Citation434 So.2d 843
Decision Date24 August 1982
Docket Number3 Div. 500
PartiesJames E. MEEKS v. STATE.
CourtAlabama Court of Criminal Appeals

Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; William R. Gordon, judge.

Paul R. Cooper of Cooper & Cooper, Montgomery, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Billington M. Garrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The defendant was indicted and convicted for robbery in the first degree (Alabama Code 1975, Section 13A-8-41) and theft of property in the first degree (Section 13A-8-3). Sentence was thirty years' imprisonment as a habitual offender. The crimes occurred at Shoney's Restaurant in Montgomery.

The judgment of the circuit court is due to be affirmed on authority of Meeks v. State, 434 So.2d 836 (Ala.Cr.App.1982).

AFFIRMED.

HARRIS, P.J., and TYSON, DeCARLO and BARRON, JJ., concur.

BOWEN, J., dissents.

BOWEN, Judge, dissenting.

I adhere to my dissent in Meeks v. State, 434 So.2d 836, 3 Div. 492 (Ala.Cr.App., July 27, 1982), and would remand for a probable cause determination.

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  • Ex parte Meeks
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Alabama
    • 10 Junio 1983
    ...Gen., for respondent. PER CURIAM. We granted certiorari to review the decisions of the Court of Criminal Appeals in Meeks v. State, 434 So.2d 843 (Ala.Cr.App.1982), and Meeks v. State, 434 So.2d 836 (Ala.Cr.App.1982), which affirmed Meeks's convictions. The principal issue presented for our......
  • Meeks v. State, 3 Div. 519
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • 30 Agosto 1983

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