Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Glaze v. City of Alabaster

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 3, 2016No. CR-15-0553Published

1ConcurrenceJoiner, Judge

I concur with this Court’s decision to dismiss Mitchell Vann Glaze’s appeal from his driving-under-the-influence conviction in the Alabaster Municipal Court and his “purported” sentence only because Ex parte Kelley, [Ms. 1131451, Nov. 6, 2015] — So.3d — (Ala.2015), compels this Court to do so. Although Kelley involved a circuit court’s failure to orally pronounce both guilt and sentence for a felony offense, the holding in Kelley is written in such a broad manner that it ensnares even municipal-court convictions.

Indeed, in Kelley, the supreme court explained:

“In Alabama, the right to appeal a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Thornton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  2. Ex Parte WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  3. Ex Parte EasonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
  4. Ex Parte MayeSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  5. Ex Parte Town of Gulf ShoresCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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