Ex Parte Duncan

The petitioner, William Duncan, filed this petition for a writ of mandamus directing the Honorable D. Al Crowson, Circuit Judge for the Shelby Circuit Court, to enforce a plea agreement. The petitioner was charged with murder made capital because the murder occurred during the course of a robbery. § 13A-5-40(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975. The record discloses that the petitioner and the district attorney's office had entered into negotiations concerning a plea agreement. According to the case action summary sheet, the case was set for a plea acceptance hearing. The next entry indicates that the…