Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Sykes
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided June 28, 1968No. 1 Div. 352PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CATES, Judge.
Sykes, a prisoner in the Mobile County jail, wants a writ of mandamus issued to “Respondent,” i. e., the State of Alabama.
His petition avers as follows:
“On April 23, 1968, Petitioner forwarded by U.S. Mail, a Motion for Withdrawal of Plea of Guilty to the Mobile County Circuit Court. Petitioner has been available for hearing on this motion and his incarceration in the Mobile County Jail is primarily due to his not having a hearing on this motion.
"Basis of Petition
“It is the position of Petitioner that the Respondent Court below is dilatory in its duties and should be compelled…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Woodard v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1965
- Ex Parte GoodmanAlabama Court of Appeals · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Holcombe v. StoneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Shellnut v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1966
- Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Martin v. Loeb & Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Ex Parte SladeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Ex Parte BozemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Ex Parte RushSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Harris v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1969
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