Legal Opinion

Chandler v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 25, 2000No. CR-98-2414PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COBB, Judge.

As best we can discern, Mark A. Chandler, Sr., pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court of Madison County to murder and is presently incarcerated. Chandler filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Circuit Court of Limestone County, claiming, as best we can discern, that he is due to be released from prison because

1) The Madison County magistrate improperly issued his arrest warrant for capital murder based solely on an affi-ant’s conclusions in the complaint; thus, the complaint and arrest warrant were void.

2) Chandler should not have been charged with robbery in the first…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Drayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  2. Swicegood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  3. Hiett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  4. Maddox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  5. Maddox v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Deardorff v. BollingDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2023
  2. Langford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2001

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API