State v. Davis

WINDOM, Presiding Judge.

Kevin James Davis was indicted for manslaughter, see § 13A — 6—3(a)(1), Ala. Code 1975. The circuit court dismissed the indictment on the ground that the indictment failed to provide Davis with sufficient notice of the charge against him. Pursuant to Rule 15.7, Ala. R.Crim. P., the State appeals the circuit court’s judgment dismissing Davis’s indictment.

On March 23, 2010, Davis was the driver of a vehicle involved in a single-vehicle collision that resulted in the death of his passenger, Randall McKenzie. On September 20, 2012, Davis was indicted for manslaughter, §…