Opinion

Ex Parte McDaniel

  • 418 So. 2d 934
Court
Supreme Court of Alabama
Filed
Aug 20, 1982
Status
Published
Author
Maddox
On the bench
Maddox
Cited by
13 cases
Authority
More cited than 77.8%

The opinion

Writ denied. By denying the writ, we point out that writs of certiorari are frequently denied without any consideration of the merits. Haden v. Olan Mills , *Page 935 Inc. , 273 Ala. 129 , 135 So.2d 388 (1961). A denial of certiorari should never be considered as an expression by the reviewing court on the merits of the controversy. See Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Brothers , 240 U.S. 251 , 36 S.Ct. 269 , 60 L.Ed. 629 (1916). Our denial of the writ should not be understood as approving or disapproving the language used, or the statements of law contained in the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals. See Cooper v. State , 287 Ala. 728 , 252 So.2d 108 (1971).

WRIT DENIED.

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

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.