Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 21, 2008No. 1070536PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice.
The State of Alabama seeks a writ of mandamus directing Judge Tommy Nail to vacate his order suspending the confinement portion of the split sentence he imposed upon Dennis Lee Jones’s conviction. We deny the petition.
Facts and Procedural History
This petition for the writ of mandamus involves the Alabama Sentence Reform Act of 2003. Act No. 2003-354, Ala. Acts 2003. As amended by Act No. 2006-312, Ala. Acts 2006, the Alabama Sentence Reform Act of 2003 is codified at §§ 12-25-30 to -38, Ala.Code 1975 (“the Act”). Section 12-25-31(a) states the legislature’s conclusion that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Ex Parte SharpSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. CrittendenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009
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- Ex Parte StewartSupreme Court of Alabama · 2011
- Sistrunk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2012
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