Legal Opinion
State v. Worley
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 13, 2009No. CR-06-1879PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, Judge.1
The State of Alabama appeals pursuant to Rule 15.7, Ala. R.Crim. P., from the trial court’s pretrial dismissal of the 5 felony counts of a 10-count indictment against Nancy Lillian Worley, the former Alabama Secretary of State.2
In March 2007, a Montgomery County grand jury returned a 10-count indictment against Worley; the charges were related to a letter Worley had mailed to 5 of her employees during the 2006 Democratic primary campaign. For each employee who received a letter, the State filed two charges against Worley; one count charged Worley with a felony violation of § 17…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re State v. Worley, 1090631 (Ala. 9-10-2010)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2010
- State of Alabama v. Nancy Lillian Worley.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- Ankrom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011