Johnson v. State

STEAGALL, Justice.

Defendant William James Johnson was convicted in the Circuit Court of Washington County for violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Johnson petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus with the Elmore County Circuit Court, alleging that the indictment charging him had failed to specifically aver one of the essential elements of the crime. The trial court dismissed Johnson’s petition for failure to comply with the form provided by Temporary Rule 20, Ala.R.Crim.P., and on the ground that venue was improper. Johnson appealed the dismissal to the Court of Criminal…