Legal Opinion
Alabama v. Neel
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 13, 2010No. 1090952 and 1090961PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STUART, Justice.
John V. Denson II, circuit judge in the Lee Circuit Court, and Mary Maxine Neel separately petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Court of Criminal Appeals to vacate its judgment in State v. Neel, 57 So.3d 186 (Ala.Crim.App.2010). For the reasons explained in this opinion, we grant Judge Denson’s petition for the writ of mandamus and issue the writ, and we dismiss Neel’s petition.
In May 2006, Neel was indicted for killing Glenn Hall. At trial, Neel asserted that she was acting in self-defense when she shot Hall.1 A jury found Neel guilty of murder. Neel moved…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Fong Foo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Ex Parte United Service Stations, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Ex Parte Liberty Nat. Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- Ex Parte ZiglarSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Ex Parte CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Revis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- Griffin v. BlackwellCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
- Whited v. Wright Brothers Construction Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2012
- Ex parte State of Alabama (In re: State of Alabama v. Tramaine Bonner) (Mobile Circuit Court: CC-16-6155 and CC-16-6156)Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2024
- Ex parte Tramaine Bonner PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (In re: Ex parte State of Alabama (In re: State of Alabama v. Tramaine Bonner)) (Mobile Circuit Court: CC-16-6155 and CC-16-6156; Criminal Appeals: CR-2023-0660).Supreme Court of Alabama · 2025
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