Jordan v. State

BOWEN, Judge.

In 1983, Larry Joe Jordan was convicted of murder arising out of the operation of his motor vehicle while intoxicated, and was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, this court affirmed the conviction, holding, among other things, that vehicular homicide was not a lesser included offense of murder. Jordan v. State, 486 So.2d 482 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). Our decision was initially reversed by the Alabama Supreme Court, Ex parte Jordan, 486 So.2d 485 (Ala.1986) (holding that, under the particular facts alleged in the indictment, vehicular homicide was a lesser offense included…