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Bolden v. StateBolden v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Mar 20, 1992
1910529
Versions:595 So. 2d 914
1992 WL 51213

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Stephen N. Dodd, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Gene Spencer, Dothan, for respondent.

SHORES, Justice.

The petition for the writ of certiorari is denied.

We agree with the Court of Criminal Appeals that generally evidence of prior (or subsequent) bad acts of a criminal defendant is presumptively prejudicial. There are certain limited exceptions to this general rule, but none of them applies in this case.

WRIT DENIED.

HORNSBY, C.J., and HOUSTON and KENNEDY, JJ., concur.

MADDOX, J., concurs specially.

MADDOX, Justice (concurring specially).

I concur in denying the writ only because the Court of Criminal Appeals found, as a fact, that “[t]he appellant was positively identified by Bill Warnick, the cashier, both at trial and in a police lineup.” Bolden v. State, 595 So.2d 911 (Ala.Crim.App.1991).

Case Details

Case Name: Bolden v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Mar 20, 1992
Citations: 595 So. 2d 914; 1992 WL 51213; 1910529
Docket Number: 1910529
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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