Causey v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Causey v. State, 374 So. 2d 413 (Ala. 1979)
1979 Ala. LEXIS 3245
Maddox, Torbert, Jones, Shores, Beatty

Causey v. State

Opinion of the Court

MADDOX, Justice.

Writ denied. In denying the writ, we point out that writs of certiorari are fre*414quently denied without any consideration of the merits. Haden v. Olan Mills, Inc., 273 Ala. 129, 135 So.2d 388 (1961). A denial of certiorari should never be considered as an expression by the reviewing court on the merits of the controversy. See Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Brothers, 240 U.S. 251, 36 S.Ct. 269, 60 L.Ed. 629 (1916). Our denial of the writ should not be understood as approving or disapproving the language used, or the statements of law contained in the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals. See Cooper v. State, 287 Ala. 728, 252 So.2d 108 (1971).

WRIT DENIED.

TORBERT, C. J., and JONES, SHORES and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
In Re Burl Eugene Causey v. State of Alabama. Ex Parte Burl Eugene Causey.
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published