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PETERSON v. STATE

4 Div. 997.

426 So.2d 494 (1982)

Cecil Oscar PETERSON v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1982.

Certiorari Denied February 25, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Joel Collins of Smith, Smith & Collins, Phenix City, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Joseph G.L. Marston, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Alabama Supreme Court 82-361.

DeCARLO, Judge.

Murder; life imprisonment.

The nude body of Bertha Mae Mayfield was found on a dirt road in Russell County, Alabama, around 11:30 A.M. on April 2, 1981. The cause of death was determined to be two deep stab wounds, one to the front of the neck and one to the front of the chest. The victim had also sustained injuries consistent with being run over by an automobile traveling at a slow speed while she lay...

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