Ex parte State of Alabama.

STUART, Justice.

Charles Marquis Simmons was convicted of a Class A misdemeanor in the Lowndes District Court;, he appealed the conviction to the Lowndes Circuit Court for a trial de novo. He was convicted in the circuit court and appealed the circuit court’s judgment to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the judgment and remanded the case. Simmons v. State, 179 So.3d 244 (Ala.Crim.App.2013). The State petitioned this Court for certiorari review of the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals. We reverse and remand.

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