City of Dothan v. Holloway

Betty Ruth Holloway pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. Following the opinion of the Alabama Supreme Court in Ex parteDison, 469 So.2d 662 (Ala. 1984), she sought relief in the Circuit Court of Houston County. That court set aside and vacated Holloway's convictions and ordered a refund of the fines and costs she had paid.

The City challenged the decision of the circuit court in a petition for writ of mandamus filed in this Court. The City's petition was denied by this Court on the authority ofDison, supra, and Ex parte McCurley,412 So.2d 1236…