Stokley v. State

The appellant, James Alex Stokley, appeals from the circuit court's refusal to grant certiorari review of the district court's revocation of his probation. Because the procedural posture of this case is quite confusing, a brief chronology of the events that occurred in the district court and circuit court is in order. The relevant facts are set forth below:

On October 26, 1995, the appellant was convicted in district court of driving under the influence, a violation of §32-5A-191(a)(2), Ala. Code 1975. The district court sentenced the appellant, who had two previous DUI convictions, to one…