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Payne v. StatePayne v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 5, 1982
81-718
Reporters:
,
Before:
Torbert
PER CURIAM.

Writ quashed, 421 So.2d 1303, as improvidently granted.

In quashing the ‍​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍writ, we agree with the Court of Criminal Appeals, 391 So.2d 140, that the absolute rule of the trial ‍​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍court that deprives a defendant of the right to consult with counsel while the defendant is in the process ‍​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍of testifying is overly broad and overly restrictive. By quashing the writ, however, we do not intend to ‍​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍suggest that a trial judge is without some discretion in the area.

WRIT QUASHED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

TORBERT, C.J., and ‍​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍FAULKNER, JONES, ALMON, SHORES, EMBRY, BEATTY and ADAMS, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Payne v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Nov 5, 1982
Citations: 421 So. 2d 1306; 1982 Ala. LEXIS 3485; 81-718
Docket Number: 81-718
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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