Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, 1981

Watters v. State

Watters v. State
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals · Decided August 4, 1981 · Book-Out, Div
403 So. 2d 329; 1981 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 2386 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Watters v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The judgment of the conviction is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial on mandate of Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625, 100 S.Ct. 2382, 65 L.Ed.2d 392 (1980), on remand, 396 So.2d 645 (Ala. 1981), and Ritter v. State, 403 So.2d 154 (Ala. 1981).

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

All the Judges concur, except BOOK-OUT, J., who dissents for reasons stated in Cook v. State (Ala.Cr.App. 1981) [6 Div. 561, Ms. June 23, 1981].

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