Opinion

State v. Pugh

  • 407 So. 2d 874
  • 1981 Ala. LEXIS 3629
Court
Supreme Court of Alabama
Filed
Jul 17, 1981
Status
Published
Author
Shores
On the bench
Adams, Beat, Embry, Faulkner, Jones, Maddox, Mon, Shores, Torbert
Cited by
0 cases

The opinion

SHORES, Justice

(dissenting):

I dissent. I cannot agree that a circuit judge in granting a new trial because he feels “that an injustice has probably been done” is “guilty of usurpation of power.” I would, therefore, overrule the application for rehearing.

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