Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 1, 2002No. CR-00-2320PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant, David Hamilton, was indicted by the fall 2000 Escambia County grand jury for misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol. In March 2001, the prosecutor moved to amend the indictment to charge felony driving under the influence because Hamilton had three prior convictions for driving under the influence. Hamilton consented to the amendment, and the circuit court granted the State's motion to amend. However, the second indictment contained another individual's name. In March 2001, the State moved to amend the second indictment to state Hamilton's name. Over Hamilton's…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  2. McKinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  3. Cox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  4. Carpenter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
  5. Greco v. THYSSEN MIN. CONST., INC.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Toliver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  2. Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
  3. State v. HolleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
  4. Beck v. ALABAMA BD. OF PARDONS AND PAROLESCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
  5. Duck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006

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