Congo v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
BOWEN, Presiding Judge.
The defendant was indicted and convicted for grand larceny and burglary in the second degree. Sentence was ten years’ imprisonment. Two issues are presented on appeal.
The defendant alleges that the indictment should be dismissed because he pled guilty to a federal offense partially in exchange for an agreement that he would not be prosecuted on any pending state offense.
The facts, reduced to their simplest terms, show that the defendant’s attorney asked an assistant district attorney if the district attorney’s office would be willing to dismiss any pending cases against…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ex Parte YarberSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Ex Parte Perusini Const. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1942
- Crenshaw County Hospital Board v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by3 opinions
- Congo v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Congo v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984