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Gray v. StateGray v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jun 3, 1977
SC 2106
Reporters:
,
Before:
Torbert

Lead Opinion

TORBERT, Chief Justice.

The petition in this case was based on an alleged conflict with prior decisions of the Court of Criminal Appeals, however, the petitioner failed to comply with the requirements of Rule 39(c)(4), ARAP, in preparing his petition. For this reason the writ must be quashed as having been improvidently granted.

WRIT QUASHED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

BLOODWORTH, FAULKNER, ALMON and EMBRY, JJ., concur.





Dissenting Opinion

SHORES, Justice

(dissenting):

I respectfully dissent.

Although I agree that a strict construction of Rule 39 would have justified denial of the writ on preliminary examination, having granted it, however, this court, in my opinion, should address the merits of the petition.

MADDOX, JONES and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Gray v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jun 3, 1977
Citations: 346 So. 2d 978; 1977 Ala. LEXIS 1922; SC 2106
Docket Number: SC 2106
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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