Alabama v. Smith, No. 88-333 (U.S. Supreme Court) (490 U.S. 794; 109 S.Ct. 2201) (June 12, 1989) (Justice Rehnquist)
The respondent/prisoner in this case plead guilty to burglary and rape, and was sentenced to 30 year consecutive terms. The guilty pleas were subsequently overturned on appeal, and the prisoner was then tried and convicted by a jury on all the original charges which also included sodomy. The same trial ...
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