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Ex Parte Jones

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 20, 1991No. 1901702PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The petitioner, Darin Anthony "Rollo" Jones, was convicted of murder in the Circuit Court of Etowah County and was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. The trial court had admitted as evidence the gun allegedly used by Jones. Jones claims that there was a break in the chain of custody of that gun and, therefore, that the trial court erred in allowing it into evidence.

On December 27, 1989, Ishmeal Ransaw, Kevin Traylor, Vada Samuels, and Willie Brown were riding around Gadsden, Alabama, in Traylor's automobile. They were looking for Glenn Williams for the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Slaughter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  3. Ex Parte WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  4. Tate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Arthur v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  2. Ex Parte WorksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
  4. Slaton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995
  5. Loggins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999

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