Northington v. State

Ex Parte State of Alabama. (In Re Lana Northington v. State of Alabama).

Northington v. State, 413 So. 2d 1172 (Ala. 1982)

Court: Supreme Court of Alabama · State Highest Courts
Decided: May 7, 1982
Docket: No. 81-210
Judges: Adams, Almon, Beatty, Embry, Faulkner, Jones, Maddox, Shores, Torbert
Citations: 413 So. 2d 11721982 Ala. LEXIS 3126

Cited by 27 2 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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PER CURIAM.

WRIT QUASHED AS IMPROVIDENTLY GRANTED.

TORBERT, C. J., and FAULKNER, JONES, ALMON, EMBRY and ADAMS, JJ., concur. MADDOX and BEATTY, JJ., dissent. SHORES, J., not sitting.

How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 2 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(for recognition of another crucial difference between § 13A-6-2 (a)(2) and § 13-1-70)

Weaver v. State, 591 So. 2d 535 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991)
("the function of this section [§ 13A-6-2 (a)(2), Ala. Code 1975] is to embrace those homicides caused by such acts as driving an automobile in a grossly wanton manner, shooting a firearm into a crowd or moving train, and throwing a timber from a roof onto a crowded street" Id. at 1172)

Smith v. State, 588 So. 2d 561 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991)

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Parker v. State587 So. 2d 1072 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991)
Sockwell v. State675 So. 2d 4 (Ala. Crim. App. 1993)
Phelps v. State435 So. 2d 158 (Ala. Crim. App. 1983)

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