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Ex Parte Whirley

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 10, 1988No. 86-952PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This appeal arises from the granting of a motion to dismiss a two-count indictment for murder and vehicular homicide. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the circuit court order regarding the vehicular homicide count and affirmed regarding the murder count, 530 So.2d 861. This Court granted certiorari.

On August 12, 1983, in an earlier proceeding, Kenneth Whirley was indicted for murder, pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 13A-6-2 (a)(2), for "recklessly" causing the deaths of Charles and Michael Lockett. On May 4, 1984, the jury returned a verdict finding him guilty of vehicular homicide…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Kepner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  4. Ex Parte JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  5. Ex Parte CollinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  2. Ex Parte DorseySupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  3. Hunt v. TuckerDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1995
  4. Vinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  5. Honea v. Raymond James Fin. Servs., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2017

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