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Bozeman v. StateBozeman v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Oct 8, 1959
7 Div. 476
Reporters:
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Before:
Merrill
MERRILL,‘Justice.

The Attorney General, who represents the State in this appellate proceeding, ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍has moved to dismiss the petition because said petition and the briefs supporting it were not served on him as is ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍required in such cases.

The motion is well taken. We have held that without service of the petition and briefs on the ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍Attorney General within the time required, this court is without jurisdiction to proceed and a dismissal of the petition must ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍be ordered. Adkins v. State, 268 Ala. 548, 109 So.2d 749; Golden v. State, 267 Ala. 456, 103 So.2d 62; Bruner v. State, 265 Ala. 357, 91 ‍​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍So.2d 224.

Petition for certiorari dismissed.

LAWSON, STAKELY, GOODWYN” and COLEMA.N, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Bozeman v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Oct 8, 1959
Citations: 114 So. 2d 914; 269 Ala. 610; 1959 Ala. LEXIS 563; 7 Div. 476
Docket Number: 7 Div. 476
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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