State v. Neel

The district attorney for the Thirty-Seventh Judicial District filed this petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that we direct Judge John V. Denson II to vacate his order setting aside the jury’s verdict finding Mary Maxine Neel guilty of murder.

In May 2006, Neel was indicted for killing her son-in-law Glenn Hall, a violation of § 13A-6-2, Ala.Code 1975. On November 6, 2008, the jury found Neel guilty of murder. On November 18, 2008, Neel moved to set aside the jury’s verdict and for a judgment of acquittal or a judgment finding her guilty of the lesser offense of manslaughter based on…