Ankrom v. State

The majority affirms Hope Elisabeth Ankrom’s conviction following her guilty plea to chemical endangerment of a child, a violation of § 26-15-3.2, Ala.Code 1975, after reviewing her challenge to the trial court’s denial of her motion to dismiss the indictment. I agree that Ankrom’s conviction is due to be affirmed, but I do not agree that a construction of the statute charging chemical endangerment of a ehild is necessary or proper in this case, and is in fact premature.3 The indictment charg*386ing Ankrom properly charged an offense within the circuit court’s jurisdiction, and her guilty plea…