Legal Opinion · Dissent

Ex parte Shannon Ray Johnson.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 12, 2014No. 1131279Published

1DissentMoore, Chief Justice

I respectfully dissent from the Courtis decision to deny petitioner Shannon Ray Johnson’s request for a writ of certiorari directed to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.

Facts and Procedural History

In March 2011, Johnson pleaded guilty to resisting arrest, a violation of § 13A-10-33, Ala.Code 1975, in the district court of Lauderdale County. The Court of Criminal Appeals’ unpublished memorandum, Johnson v. State (No. CR-12-2086, April 25, 2014), — So.3d -(Ala.Crim. App.2014) (table), provides the following facts:

“The district court judge sentenced Johnson to six months in the Lauderdale…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Satterwhite v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  2. Ex Parte Punturo, 1000115 (Ala. 2-8-2002)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  3. Fordham v. SideriusSupreme Court of Alabama · 2013
  4. Nichols v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  5. Skinner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006

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