# McDonald v. State

> Supreme Court of Alabama · August 26, 1977 · 349 So. 2d 102

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7485385

## Case

- **Full name:** In Re James Ray McDonald v. State of Alabama. Ex Parte James Ray McDonald.
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Alabama
- **Decided:** August 26, 1977
- **Citations:** 349 So. 2d 102; 1977 Ala. LEXIS 1819
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Maddox
- **Judges:** Maddox, Torbert, Faulkner, Shores, Beatty
- **Cited by:** 2 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

MADDOX, Justice.
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, 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 FAULKNER, SHORES and BEATTY, JJ., concur.

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