Ivey v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
On Transfer from the Court of Criminal Appeals
Garfield W. Ivey was convicted of criminal defamation, a violation of § 13A-11-163, Ala. Code 1975, and tampering with a witness, a violation of § 13A-10-124, Ala. Code 1975. On each count, he was sentenced to a term of six months' imprisonment and was fined $500. The trial judge directed that the sentences run concurrently, but stated that Ivey would serve only 30 days of that sentence in jail. Ivey appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals recused themselves, and the case was transferred to this…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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