English v. State

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s decision to reverse the circuit court’s order revoking Mark Caleb English’s probation. Specifically, I disagree with the main opinion’s conclusion that Ex parte Dunn, 163 So.3d 1003 (Ala.2014), mandates the reversal of the circuit court’s order revoking English’s probation.

Initially, I note that I continue to disagree with Dunn, and I invite the Alabama Supreme Court to revisit or at least limit that decision. Contrary to the holding in Dunn, I do not believe that this Court’s prior decision in Goodgain v. State, 755 So.2d 591 (Ala.Crim.App.1999),…