Craig v. State

Decision Date02 November 1979
Citation375 So.2d 1257
PartiesEx Parte State of Alabama ex rel. Attorney General. (Re Douglas Leon CRAIG v. STATE of Alabama). 79-50.
CourtAlabama Supreme Court

Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals, 375 So.2d 1252.

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

WRIT DENIED.

TORBERT, C. J., and FAULKNER, ALMON and EMBRY, JJ., concur.

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