McCoy v. State

Decision Date24 April 1981
Citation397 So.2d 589
PartiesEx parte State of Alabama ex rel. Attorney General. (Re: Thomas J. McCOY v. STATE of Alabama). 80-380.
CourtAlabama Supreme Court

Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals, 397 So.2d 577.

MADDOX, Justice.

WRIT DENIED NO OPINION.

TORBERT, C. J., and JONES, SHORES and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

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