The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed an intellectual-disability ruling and directed reinstatement of Michael Woolf’s death sentence while affirming denial of his cross-appeal.
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed Logan Williams’s child-sex convictions and rejected challenges involving digital evidence, expert testimony, and disclosure.
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed rejection of James McGowan’s Rule 32 petition, including his claim that intellectual disability bars his execution under Atkins.
The Alabama Supreme Court dismissed an inmate’s appeal, holding that direct claims against state entities were immune and challenges to parole and corrections action belonged in certiorari proceedings reviewed by the criminal appellate court.
The Alabama Supreme Court ordered reconsideration of a murder defendant officer’s pretrial immunity claim under § 13A-3-23 rather than the distinct peace-officer use-of-force statute.