Simpson v. State

The appellant, James Olen Simpson, Jr., was found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident involving injuries or death without providing the information or assistance required under § 32-10-1, Ala. Code 1975. The trial court sentenced him to 20 years' imprisonment and ordered the sentence to run concurrently with any other sentence that he was serving. The court also ordered him to repay $15,000 that had been paid to the victim by the crime victims compensation fund.

Simpson was indicted on January 30, 2002, and arraigned on March 11, 2002. Because of State budgetary problems, his case was…