# English v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · October 1, 1975 · 56 Ala. App. 704

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9664859

## Case

- **Full name:** William O. ENGLISH v. STATE
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
- **Decided:** October 1, 1975
- **Citations:** 56 Ala. App. 704; 325 So. 2d 211; 1975 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 1398
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Cates
- **Judges:** Harris, Cates, Decarlo, Bookout, JJ-
- **Cited by:** 31 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

CATES, Presiding Judge
(concurring specially).
I think that the next to the last paragraph of Judge Harris’s opinion puts the trial judge in the position of having no discretion in sentencing where counsel for the parties have attempted to agree. See Aaron v. State, 43 Ala.App. 450 , 192 So.2d 456 .
However, I vote to reverse but solely because the prosecuting and defense attorneys failed to put their agreement in writing. See Rule 14, Rules of Practice in Circuit * * *° Courts, Sup.Ct. Rule 20 and Rule 47, ARAP.

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