Hammonds v. State

BOLIN, Justice.

The State of Alabama petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari to review *1057whether the Court of Criminal Appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s judgment convicting Eric Rodney Hammonds of one count of reckless murder and two counts of second-degree assault. We granted certiorari review. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Facts and Procedural History

The Court of Criminal Appeals set out the following facts:

“In case number CC-04-3840, the appellant, Eric Rodney Hammonds, was indicted for reckless murder pursuant to §…