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Supreme Court of Alabama, 1975

Whitfield v. State

Whitfield v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama · Decided May 22, 1975 · Maddox, Heflin, Merrill, Bloodworth, Jones, Shores, Embry, Faulkner, Almon
295 Ala. 428; 324 So. 2d 796; 1975 Ala. LEXIS 1422

Whitfield v. State

Opinion of the Court

MADDOX, Justice.

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.

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