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Cowan v. StateCowan v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Oct 19, 1984
83-1353
Reporters:
,
Before:
Shores
SHORES, Justice.

We should not be understood as agreeing with ‍​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍the Court of Criminal Appeals’ restrictive interpretation of the dialogue between the trial court and Mr. Brown ‍​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍and that court’s conclusion that defendant’s trial counsel did not make a proper request to have the motion ‍​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍argued outside the hearing of the jury. 460 So.2d 284. However, the Court of Criminal Appeals’ interpretation of ‍​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍that dialogue in no way affects the decision reached in the case. Therefore, the writ is denied.

WRIT ‍​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍DENIED.

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

Case Details

Case Name: Cowan v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Oct 19, 1984
Citations: 460 So. 2d 287; 1984 Ala. LEXIS 4648; 83-1353
Docket Number: 83-1353
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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