Legal Opinion

Carroll v. Alabama Department of Corrections

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 3, 2014No. CR-12-1640PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Judge.

Robert Carroll, Jr., appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

On or about October 22, 2012, Carroll filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in St. Clair County, arguing that he was being illegally held by the Alabama Department of Corrections (“the DOC”) because his sentences had already expired. Specifically, Carroll stated that when he pleaded guilty in Calhoun Circuit Court to cases no. CC-09-358, no. CC-09-359, no. CC-09-362, no. CC-09-363, no. CC-09-365, and no. CC-09-366, he was ordered to serve concurrent 15-year sentences in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Swicegood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  2. Moore v. PearsonSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  3. Breach v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  4. Ex Parte HargettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  5. Johnson v. State.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Brown v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
  2. Strickland v. La. Dep't of Pub. Safety & Corr.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  3. Scott Lamar Jennings v. State of Alabama, et al.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 2026

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