TELL v. STATE

SC 316.

277 So.2d 898 (1973)

Charles Edward Lee TELL v. The STATE of Alabama.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

May 10, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Seay, Birmingham, for appellant.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and David W. Clark, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


FAULKNER, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Tell, was convicted for the offense of rape by a Circuit Court jury in Jefferson County. His punishment was fixed at death. After his conviction and sentence he filed a motion for new trial. The trial court overruled the motion. The defendant appeals from the order.

The motion for new trial contained numerous grounds. In brief the defendant argues that the death sentence is cruel and inhuman; that the court erred...

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