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HEARD v. STATE

3 Div. 370.

351 So.2d 686 (1977)

Lincoln HEARD v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

October 25, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Owens, Jr., Brewton, for appellant.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and Winston D. Durant, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

BOOKOUT, Judge.

First degree murder; sentence: life imprisonment.

The homicide in question occurred on January 18, 1974, at the Atmore State Prison (now Fountain Correctional Facility). The murder took place during a prison riot, which inmates termed a "revolution."

Appellant was convicted of the murder of correctional officer Luell W. Barrow. Other inmates have also been tried and convicted of crimes resulting from the riot. Johnny Harris was convicted...

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