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Ex Parte Smith

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jan 22, 1982
81-195
Reporters:
Before:
Torbert

While ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‍we agree with the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 409 So.2d 927, we feel it is necessary to comment on one aspect of its ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‍opinion. That court, after setting forth the applicable Code sections, stated that “[b]oth Section 13-3-90 and Section 38-4-7 were repealed by the new Criminal Code, effective January ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‍1, 1980.” Defendant, however, was not indicted until November 16, 1980, and the Court of Criminal Appeals does not state at what time the ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‍crime was committed. Since this issue has not been raised, this Court assumes that the crime in question occurred before January 1, 1980, at which ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‍time the aforementioned statutes were repealed.

WRIT DENIED.

MADDOX, JONES, SHORES and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Ex Parte Smith
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jan 22, 1982
Citations: 409 So. 2d 930; 81-195
Docket Number: 81-195
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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