State v. Apolinar

The defendant, Paul Gonzalez, petitions for a writ of mandamus directing Judge John Jolly of the Franklin Circuit Court to dismiss the capital murder indictment against him. He petitioned for a writ of mandamus from the Court of Criminal Appeals, but that court denied his petition. Ex parte Apolinar, 678 So.2d 1221 (Ala.Crim.App.1996). He has filed a similar petition in this Court. See Rule 21, Ala. R.App. P.

Gonzalez raises several issues pertaining to the circumstances surrounding his indictment, but primarily he contends that his indictment was returned because of evidence that was given to…