Ex Parte Edwards
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Julia Marie Edwards was convicted of vehicular homicide, under §32-5A-192, Ala. Code 1975. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed, without an opinion, but with two dissenting opinions. Edwards v. State,816 So.2d 92 (Ala.Crim.App. 2000). We granted certiorari review. Edwards challenges her conviction by arguing that the statute as written does not state a required element of mental culpability and that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on a mental state. We agree. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals and render a judgment of acquittal.
On March 8, 1995,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chavers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Ex Parte JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Co. v. YeldellSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
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- State Ex Rel. Richardson v. MorrowSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
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