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Harris v. State

Citations

  • 705 So. 2d 542
  • 1997 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 180
  • 1997 WL 187105

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a 16-ounce glass soft drink bottle was a deadly weapon as used in the case
  • holding that a 16-ounce glass soft drink bottle was a deadly weapon as used in the case
  • speedy-trial claim was not preserved for appeal where the defendant did not assert this right and make the trial judge aware of any prejudice he had allegedly suffered
  • “Although a glass bottle is not specifically included in the list of weapons defined as ‘deadly weapons,’ a bottle may be ‘adapted for the purposes of inflicting death or serious physical injury,’ and may therefore be a ‘deadly weapon.’”

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Judges: Long

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