Legal Opinion
Congo v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 8, 1984No. 82-1000Published
1Opinion of the Court
455 So.2d 896 (1984)
Ex parte State of Alabama.
(re Ronald S. CONGO v. STATE of Alabama).
82-1000.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
June 8, 1984.
Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Gerrilyn V. Grant, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.
David L. Thomas, Huntsville, for respondent.
BEATTY, Justice.
This Court granted certiorari to determine whether the Court of Criminal Appeals, 455 So.2d 894, had correctly applied the principles of Ex parte Yarber, 437 So.2d 1330 (Ala.1983), to the facts in this case. We reverse and remand.
Under Ex parte Yarber, supra, a defendant who has negotiated a plea bargain with the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ex Parte YarberSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Congo v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Congo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983