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Whitfield v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
May 22, 1975
324 So. 2d 796 (Ala. 1975)

Opinion

SC 1201.

May 22, 1975.

Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and Charles N. Parnell, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State, petitioner.

None for respondent.


The Court has denied certiorari in the companion case of Ex parte State (In re: Wilson v. State), 295 Ala. 218, 326 So.2d 315. Wilson was jointly indicted with Whitfield, see Ala. Cr. App., 56 Ala. App. 653, 324 So.2d 793. On authority of Ex parte State (In re: Wilson v. State) and Ex parte State (In re: Edwards v. State), 294 Ala. 358, 317 So.2d 512 (Ms.) decided May 22, 1975, the writ of certiorari was improvidently granted. After remand, appeal was dismissed, Ala. Cr. App., 56 Ala. App. 656, 324 So.2d 797.

Writ quashed.

HEFLIN, C. J., and MERRILL, BLOODWORTH, JONES, SHORES and EMBRY, JJ., concur.

FAULKNER, J., dissents.

ALMON, J., not sitting.


Summaries of

Whitfield v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
May 22, 1975
324 So. 2d 796 (Ala. 1975)
Case details for

Whitfield v. State

Case Details

Full title:In re Walt WHITFIELD v. STATE of Alabama. Ex parte STATE of Alabama Ex…

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: May 22, 1975

Citations

324 So. 2d 796 (Ala. 1975)
295 Ala. 428