Legal Opinion
State v. Fitch
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 12, 1997No. CR-96-2413PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LONG, Presiding Judge.
The petitioners, Jerry T. Fitch, Sr., Jerry T. Fitch, Jr., and Harry G. Edwards, filed this petition for a writ of mandamus directing Judge James Moore, circuit judge for the twenty-fourth judicial circuit, to quash the subpoenas duces tecum issued to them by the district attorney’s office for Pickens County.1
The petitioners were indicted for violating the competitive bid law, using their offices for personal financial gain, and theft of property. Petitioner Fitch, Sr., was a county commissioner for Pickens County and petitioner Edwards was employed by the County as a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
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