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Ex Parte Thomas

Supreme Court of Alabama
Dec 4, 1992
611 So. 2d 420 (Ala. 1992)

Opinion

1911579.

December 4, 1992.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals (CR-91-402). Appeal from the Dallas Circuit Court, No. CC-89-190, John C. Norton, Judge.

Fred M. McCormick III of McCormick Russell and Blanchard L. McLeod, Jr., Selma, for petitioner.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., for respondent.


The petition for writ of certiorari is denied.

In denying the petition for writ of certiorari, this Court does not wish to be understood as approving desultory voir dire by either party — the defendant being responsible for following up on veniremembers' answers to the State's questions regarding their connections with criminal charges. Nor do we approve the dicta in the Court of Criminal Appeals' opinion regarding the defendant's right to require the State to enter into the record documents in its exclusive possession purporting to show misconduct of three of the six challenged veniremembers. See Ex parte Thomas, 601 So.2d 56 (Ala. 1992).

WRIT DENIED.

HORNSBY, C.J., and MADDOX, SHORES, HOUSTON, KENNEDY and INGRAM, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Ex Parte Thomas

Supreme Court of Alabama
Dec 4, 1992
611 So. 2d 420 (Ala. 1992)
Case details for

Ex Parte Thomas

Case Details

Full title:Ex parte Richmond THOMAS, Jr. (Re Richmond Thomas, Jr. v. State)

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Dec 4, 1992

Citations

611 So. 2d 420 (Ala. 1992)

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