Jennifer Moore, 38, of Ellicott Street, Batavia, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance 3rd, criminal possession of a controlled substance 3rd, inadequate muffler, and insufficient tail lamp. Akeem Gibson, 34, of West Main Street Road, Batavia, is charged with two counts ...
capital murdercommon lawcriminal lawcodescodificationcriminalcrimedeath penaltyextreme emotional distressOn January 1, 2005, the Alabama Criminal Code passed its 25-year mark. The Code substantially and extensively changed the criminal law landscape in Alabama. It establishes general principles and provision...
TheComprehensive Crime Control Act (CCCA)of 1984 was a culmination of 11 years of bipartisan efforts for criminal justice reform. The law increased the tools for prosecutors to go after criminals, added new protections for the accused, and included a provision permitting local law enforcement agenci...
If Kenneth Eugene Smith is brought to the Alabama death chamber to face execution next week for his role in the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor's wife, the state plans to use an untested and untried method to end his life, suffocating him with a stream of nitrogen gas to be delivere...
Birmingham could get help from National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to combat gun violence Updated: 15 hours ago | ByJosh Gauntt In the ongoing battle to address gun violence in Birmingham, city leaders are hoping evidence-based violence intervention programs will make a difference. ...
Thomas E. Blanton Jr. lost his appeal to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, which upheld the 2001 murder convictions of former the Klansman for his role in the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., that killed four girls.(People)(Brief Article)...