Questions arise regarding Mobile Police claims of evidence despite grand jury
Several individuals questioned how police were able to make claims given the supposed secrecy of grand jury evidence.
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Perry Hooper, Trump Alabama co-chair, indicted for sexual abuse
The indictment by a Montgomery grand jury comes after an August arrest on charges he groped and kissed a restaurant hostess.
Federal court: Alabama’s grand jury secrecy laws are constitutional
The challenge to Alabama's law originated from a dispute related to the Mike Hubbard public corruption trial.
Five people indicted on conspiracy to transport illegal aliens
The maximum penalty for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens within the United States is 10 years in prison.
State Rep: Lee County DA’s past cases should be reviewed by AG, DOJ
Rep. Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika, wants the AG’s office or DOJ to examine all of the DA's previous cases for similar issues.
Alabama parole officers seize firearms, ammunition and drugs in Enterprise
The seized evidence will be presented to a grand jury for further action and to authorities for potential federal charges.
JeffCo DA drops charges against Marshae Jones
Marshae Jones won’t faces charges after all. Jones, whose fetus died after she was shot in the stomach during a fight with another woman, had been charged with manslaughter by a Jefferson County grand jury, which determined that she was responsible for the fight that led to the shooting. On Wednesday, however, Jefferson County Bessemer … Continued
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See recent postsThe prosecution of Marshae Jones is ridiculous
The Marshae Jones case is ridiculous. All of it. It’s ridiculous that a pregnant woman was fighting in a parking lot. It’s ridiculous that every fight apparently now must end in gunfire. It’s ridiculous that we are so desensitized to the use of guns that a grand jury in this state found it reasonable for … Continued
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See recent postsIf we’re indicting people who fail to protect children, Republican lawmakers should be terrified
I would like to report a whole bunch of crimes. Murders, actually. Hundreds of murders. I want every Republican legislator, at least the last two Republican governors and a handful of Democrats charged with killing a whole bunch of babies. Babies that they had a responsibility to care for. Following the indictment of Marshae Jones … Continued
Some charges dropped against Trey Glenn, Scott Phillips
Several ethics charges against former Alabama Environmental Management Commissioner Scott Phillips and former U.S. EPA Administrator Trey Glenn have been dropped in a new superseding indictment filed Monday. With the new superseding indictment, which was signed by a grand jury Friday, Phillips and Glenn are both facing fewer ethics charges in total than they faced in the … Continued