Birmingham, AL
Appeals Lawyer at Birmingham, AL
Practice Areas: Appeals, Expungement, Criminal Defense
McWilliams v. Dunn, Comm’r ALDOC Question Presented: Did Alabama courts wrongfully conclude McWilliams was not denied meaningful assistance from a mental-health expert under Ake v. Oklahoma? Facts McW...
See Full GuideA summary of cases and decisions from the July through September 2016 editions of the CCA Caselaw Update. State v. Watson 15-0211 Watson was charged with murder after shooting and killing a woman in t...
See Full GuideFriday we saw the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals uphold the constitutionality of Alabama’s capital-sentencing scheme, overruling Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Tracie Todd that the scheme was...
See Full GuideA summary of cases and decisions from the June 2016 edition of the CCA Caselaw Update. Malone v. State (CR-14-1326) Malone was charged with second-degree assault and moved before trial for an immunity...
See Full GuideA summary of cases and decisions from the September and October 2015 of the CCA Caselaw Update. Eugene Lee Jones v. State (CR-14-1332) Jones was convicted of manslaughter as a lesser-included offense ...
See Full GuideA summary of cases and decisions from the September and October 2015 of the CCA Caselaw Update. Bolden v. State (CR-14-0657) (Fourth Amendment – Warrants) Bolden was convicted of trafficking in mariju...
See Full GuideThe Alabama Supreme Court released an interesting opinion reversing some hunting-offense convictions today. In Ex parte Ex parte W.F., W.L.C., and R.J.J. the Court threw out the youthful offenders con...
See Full GuideBelow are some write ups, notes and thoughts on the October 22nd 11th Circuit Court Releases: John A Cunningham (CR-14-14993) Cunningham failed to register as a sex offender and was originally sentenc...
See Full GuideBelow are some write-ups, notes and thoughts on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals' Summer 2015 Update. U.S. v. Wingo 13-14435 (June 16, 2015) Remanded for Competency Hearing. The defendant in this...
See Full GuideBelow are some write ups, notes and thoughts on the August 14th Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Releases: Hall v. State CR-14-0627 Hall was convicted of second-degree theft. The charge basically inv...
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