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Dannelly v. StateDannelly v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Oct 21, 1971
2 Div. 544
Reporters:
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Before:
Harwood

Lead Opinion

MERRILL, Justice.

Petition of William Edward Ashby Dannelly, Jr. for Certiorari ‍‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍to the Court of Criminal Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that Court in Dannelly v. State, 47 Ala.App. ‍‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍363, 254 So.2d 434.

Writ denied.

HARWOOD, MADDOX and McCALL, JJ., concur. HEFLIN, C. J., concurs in the result.





Concurrence Opinion

HEFLIN, Chief Justice

(concurring in the result):

I concur ‍‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍in the result of denying the writ in this cause. However, I want it clearly understood that I do not approve all ‍‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍of the language contained in the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals. My position concerning drug-affected confessions was set forth in ‍‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‍a dissenting opinion in Beecher v. State, Sup.Ct., Mo., 7 Div. 846.

Case Details

Case Name: Dannelly v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Oct 21, 1971
Citations: 254 So. 2d 443; 287 Ala. 729; 1971 Ala. LEXIS 806; 2 Div. 544
Docket Number: 2 Div. 544
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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