Supreme Court of Alabama, 1977

Reynolds v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama · Decided June 10, 1977 · Bloodworth

346 So. 2d 986 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Cases that cite this one

17 later published cases cite this decision.

Holland v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1995)
Woods v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1991)
Henderson v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1990)
Handley v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1987)
Colburn v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1986)
Lockett v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1986)
Bracewell v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1986)
Matkins v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1985)
Moore v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1984)
Moore v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1984)
Dunkins v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1983)
Robinson v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1981)
Borden v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1981)
Beckham v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1980)
Laffitte v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1979)
Watters v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1978)
Thigpen v. State (Ala. Crim. App. 1978)

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Opinion

In denying this writ, we may say that we agree with the Court of Criminal Appeals' opinion, 346 So.2d 979, except as to its holding with respect to laying the predicate for the confession. We cannot agree that Deputy Cole's ex parte statement lays a sufficient predicate as to the other officer present.

We have gone to the record for a more complete understanding of those features of the case treated in the Court of Criminal Appeals' decision, there being no dispute as to these facts.Wilbanks v. State, 289 Ala. 171, 266 So.2d 632 (1972). We think that the record sufficiently shows that Cpl. Tew, although present part of the time, never talked to petitioner at all and that he, Deputy *Page 987 Cole, was the only person present who talked to her. In such circumstances it was harmless error to fail to lay the predicate as to Cpl. Tew. Rule 45, ARAP.

WRIT DENIED.

TORBERT, C.J., and JONES, ALMON and EMBRY, JJ., concur. *Page 1133

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