Brown v. State
| Decision Date | 26 July 1991 |
| Docket Number | 3 Div. 964 |
| Parties | Raymond Eugene BROWN, alias v. STATE. |
| Court | Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals |
Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court.
Charles P. Hollifield and William R. Blanchard, Montgomery, for appellant.
Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and William D. Little, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
AFTER REMAND FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
On June 10, 1991, the United States Supreme Court 501 U.S. 1201, 111 S.Ct. 2791, 115 L.Ed.2d 966, vacated the judgment of this court in this case, see Brown v. State, 571 So.2d 345 (Ala.Crim.App.), cert. quashed, 571 So.2d 353 (Ala.1990), and remanded the case to us for further consideration in light of Mu'Min v. Virginia, 500 U.S. 415, 111 S.Ct. 1899, 114 L.Ed.2d 493 (1991). We have carefully studied this decision.
Our original decision in this cause is distinguishable both on the facts and the law from Mu'Min. We maintain our original position that the trial judge abused his discretion in the denial of the request for the individual voir dire of the jury venire.
REVERSED AND REMANDED FOR NEW TRIAL.
All the Judges concur.
While I concur in the order and judgment of this court as noted above, I am also of the opinion that this appellant was denied his right to due process of law and his right to an impartial jury as guaranteed to him by Art. 1, Sec. 6, of the Alabama Constitution of 1901. See Ex parte Webb, 586 So.2d 954 (Ala.1991); Ex parte Caffie, 516 So.2d 831 (Ala.1987).
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