December 30, 2021
Just a reminder I will return to the office Jan 4, 2022.
STEPHENS V. COLLEY ALABAMA SUPREME COURT, JUSTICE STEWART AUGUST 15, 2014 FACTS: Stephens appeals a circuit court order granting an injunction to Colley. Franklin is a nephew of Sara Dees, the decedent, and Plaintiff, Hazel Colley. Dees health was failing and she was in a rehabilitation center. Stephens removed Dees from the rehab center and…
UNITED STATES V. HAYNES, JR. 11TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FACTS: Defendant Haynes appealed his re sentencing for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition as a Convicted Felon. Under 22 USC 2255, Haynes filed a motion to vacate his sentence which the district court granted in part because of the sentence violated the maximum…
Hello all! I have been busy working on cases and I have not had much time to devote to the blogs. Therefore, I will be posting updates for the last several weeks in the criminal law, estate planning and family law realms. Feel free to check out my new blogs under their respective pages.
From the 11th Circut Court of Appeals, August 5, 2014, courtesy of www.law.justia.com: MADISON V. COMMISSIONER, ALABAMA DOC, CASE 13-12348 (There is quite the procedural history on this case) This case involves a death row inmate’s federal habeas corpus appeal involving whether the prosecutor engaged in racially discriminatory jury selection practices, by excluding all…
Criminal Law Case Updates for July 29, 2014: From the 11th Circuit, courtesy of www.justia.com: United States v. Watkins: A defendant contended that police illegally searched his computer without his consent, which resulted in charges against him for receipt of child pornography by computer, over the internet. The Court held that because his wife consented…
Many people may have been arrested for a crime they didn’t commit. Or, they have have completed a pre-trial diversion program to avoid a conviction on their record. Until now, Alabama is one of a few states that would not allow record of that arrest to be expunged. Effective July 7, 2014, those meeting the…
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