Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Hurth
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 25, 2000No. 1980459PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Alonzo Hurth petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson Circuit Court to vacate its order denying his motion to proceed in forma pauperis on a petition he filed pursuant to Rule 32, Ala.R.Crim.P. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in denying Hurth's motion, and we grant his requested relief.
I
Alonzo Hurth was convicted of robbery and was sentenced to life in prison as a habitual offender. The Court of Criminal Appeals, on September 26, 1997, affirmed, without opinion. Hurthv. State (No. CR-96-1222) 725 So.2d 1085 (Ala.Crim.App. 1997) (table). In September…
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