Ex parte Willie B. SMITH III. (In re Willie B. Smith III v. State of Alabama)
Alabama Supreme Court
· November 16, 2012 · Docket 1111480
112 So. 3d 1152
Syllabus
Ex parte Willie B. SMITH III. (In re Willie B. Smith III v. State of Alabama). 1111480. Supreme Court of Alabama. Nov. 16, 2012. Kathryn R. Eldridge of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Birmingham; Hugh A. Abrams of Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, Illinois; and Tung Nguyen of Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, Texas, for petitioner. Justice Main and Justice Wise were members of the Court of Criminal Appeals when that court considered this case.
Full Opinion (461 characters)
STUART, Justice. The petition for the writ of certiorari is denied. In denying the petition for the writ of certiorari, this Court does not wish to be understood as approving all the language, reasons, or statements of law in the Court of Criminal Appeals’ opinion. Horsley v. Horsley, 291 Ala. 782, 280 So.2d 155 (1973). WRIT DENIED. MALONE, C.J., and WOODALL, BOLIN, PARKER, and SHAW, JJ., concur. MURDOCK, J., dissents. MAIN and WISE, JJ., recuse themselves.
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