Court of Criminal Appeals

Court of Criminal Appeals upholds Butler County murder conviction

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Jimmy Earl Little. The 31-year-old Greenville man was convicted in Butler County Circuit Court in June 2018 for the murder of Martin Wilson. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the decision Friday. According to Marshall’s offuce, the evidence presented at trial established that Little murdered … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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January 15, 2019

Tom Parker sworn in as chief justice

Friday, Tom Parker was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court at an investiture ceremony in Montgomery. The new associate justices, as well as the new members of both the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Civil Appeals, were also sworn in at the same event. Associate Justice Mike … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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January 14, 2019

Chris McCool sworn in early as Court of Criminal Appeals judge

District Attorney Chris McCool, who was elected Nov. 6 to serve as a judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals, has been sworn in early to serve out the remainder of Judge Liles Burke’s term. Burke was recently confirmed as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, leaving his post on the … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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November 14, 2018

Death sentence for man who threw his four children off Dauphin Island Bridge death reduced to life

A Vietnamese immigrant who threw his four children off the Dauphin Island Bridge had his death sentenced reduced to life without parole Monday. Lam Luong was convicted by a jury in 2009. That sentence was appealed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who argued that Luong was intellectually impaired thus according to U.S. Supreme … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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October 16, 2018

Prosecutors ask for rehearing on overturned Hubbard count; Hubbard continues appeal

The Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division is seeking a rehearing on the only overturned count of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s 2016 felony ethics conviction. At the same time, Hubbard’s defense team is seeking a rehearing, too, asking the court to reconsider its entire opinion upholding all but one of the 12 guilty verdicts … Continued

Chip Brownlee

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September 11, 2018

Opinion

Time for an ethics champion to step forward

A majority of Alabama voters are “very concerned” about government corruption and ethics, however, Republicans who once championed strong ethics laws have retrenched or given up the fight altogether. Our state needs a champion who will lead the battle to keep the state’s ethics laws strong: a singular individual with the courage to do what … Continued

Bill Britt

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September 5, 2018

Opinion

“Criminal” Court of Appeals does the Devil’s bidding

Astonishingly, the Court of Criminal Appeals was able to uphold 11 counts of former Speaker Mike Hubbard’s 12 count conviction while opening a door for the state’s ethics act to be gutted by the Legislature to make sure Hubbard is the last public official held criminally liable under existing laws. That is the hard truth … Continued

Bill Britt

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August 29, 2018

Chris McCool addresses Alabama Republican Assembly

Chris McCool is running for Place 2 on the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. McCool addressed the Alabama Republican Assembly Tuesday in Northport. “I was honored to have the Republican Assembly’s endorsement,” McCool said. McCool said that even people who should know better are not aware that the primary runoff elections are Tuesday, July 17. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 12, 2018

Judicial candidates campaign in St. Clair County

Thursday, several statewide Republican judicial candidates attended the St. Clair County candidate’s forum in Pell City. Debra Jones is running in a three-way Republican primary for associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. She is a judge in Calhoun and clay county. Jones said, “I would love to serve,” on the Supreme Court. “I bring … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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May 28, 2018