Legal Opinion

Ex parte State of Alabama.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 29, 2014No. 1130611PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAIN, Justice.

This Court granted the State’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Criminal Appeals’ unpublished order directing the Limestone Circuit Court to set bail for Joel Patrick Moyers. Ex parte Moyers (No. CR-13-0093, Dec. 20, 2013), 173 So.3d 17 (Ala.Crim.App.2013) (table). The issue before that court, and before us, is whether a defendant who is charged with a capital offense is entitled to bail if the State does not intend to seek the death penalty. First, the State ai-gues that the Court of Criminal Appeals’ decision in this case conflicts with Ex parte Bynum,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Ex Parte KeySupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  3. Burks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  4. Ex Parte BynumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  5. Ex Parte MorrowSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re: State of Alabama v. Brooklyn Paige GrimesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2026
  2. In re: State of Alabama v. Mason John GrimesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2026

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