Ex Parte State, Cr-10-0634 (ala.crim.app. 5-27-2011)

The district attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit filed this petition for a writ of mandamus requesting that we direct Judge William Shashy of the Montgomery Circuit Court to set aside his order granting Corey Arrington’s motion for a judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict, to reinstate Arrington’s conviction, and to direct that he be sentenced in accordance with that conviction.

In February 2010, Arrington was indicted for violating the Community Notification Act (“the CNA”) by failing to notify the Montgomery County Sheriff of his intent to change his address within 30 days…