Washington v. State

Decision Date03 December 1976
Citation339 So.2d 616
PartiesIn re Clarence WASHINGTON v. STATE of Alabama. Ex parte Clarence Washington. SC 2153.
CourtAlabama Supreme Court

Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Elno A. Smith, Jr., and Frank L. Thiemonge, III, Montgomery, for petitioner.

None for the State.

FAULKNER, Justice.

Petition of Clarence Washington for Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that Court in Washington v. State, 339 So.2d 611.

WRIT DENIED.

HEFLIN, C.J., and MADDOX, SHORES and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

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  • Jackson v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • April 9, 1985
    ... ... authenticity." Washington v. State, 339 So.2d 611, 615 (Ala.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 339 So.2d 616 (Ala.1976) (citations omitted). See also Yarber v. State, 375 So.2d 1231 (Ala.1979) ...         In Oury v. State, 53 Ala.App. 240, 298 So.2d 661 (1974), the evidence envelope was delivered to Pruitt, a state ... ...
  • Thomas v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • December 30, 1999
    ... ... authenticity.'" Magwood v. State, 494 So.2d 124, 144 (Ala.Cr.App.1985) (quoting Washington v. State, 339 So.2d 611, 615 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied, 339 So.2d 616 (Ala.1976)), aff'd, 494 So.2d 154 (Ala.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 995, 107 S.Ct. 599, 93 L.Ed.2d 599 (1986). Here, we are concerned ultimately with the authentication of the latent fingerprints. Although Thomas ... ...
  • Freeman v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • March 22, 1988
    ... ... Alabama, 361 U.S. 199, 208, 80 S.Ct. 274, 281, 4 L.Ed.2d 242 (1960). Given the totality of the circumstances, we accept the finding that the appellant's statements were voluntary. Haynes v. Washington, 373 U.S. 503, 513-14, 83 S.Ct. 1336, 1342-43, 10 L.Ed.2d 513 (1963) ...         The appellant alleges that § 12-16-152, Code of Alabama (1975), denied him due process and equal protection in regard to challenging veniremen for cause under Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510, 88 S.Ct ... ...
  • Magwood v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • October 8, 1985
    ... ... authenticity." Washington v. State, , 339 So.2d 611, 615 (Ala.Crim.App.), cert. denied, 339 So.2d 616 (Ala.1976) (citations omitted) ...         In the instant case, "an accounting was made of each successive step in the handling of the evidence." Lowery v. State, 452 So.2d 897, 898 (Ala.Crim.App.1984). The ... ...
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