Alabama Executes Jeremy Williams for 2021 Rape and Murder of 5-Year-Old Kamarie Holland
Alabama executed Jeremy Williams by lethal injection Thursday for the 2021 rape and murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland after Gov. Kay Ivey denied clemency.
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Mobile Man’s Murder Conviction
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the murder conviction of a Mobile man who will now spend the rest of his life behind bars, according to the Alabama…
Alabama Supreme Court Rules Work-Release Escape Is a Felony
The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld felony escape charges against inmates who fail to return from work-release programs, setting a significant legal precedent for how the state handles such cases.…
Mobile Attorney Christine Hernandez Appeals Contempt Conviction Over Subpoena Dispute
Attorney Christine Hernandez is appealing a criminal contempt conviction to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals after a Mobile circuit judge found she orchestrated a subpoena delivery that disrupted a…
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Murder Conviction in 2016 I-65 Shooting
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of Joseph Ryan Carter, 35, for the 2016 shooting death of Joe Nathan Thomas along Interstate 65 in south…
Alabama Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence in Gulf Shores Killing of Raymond Dudley
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the murder conviction and life sentence of Michael Robert Burns, who was found guilty of fatally shooting Raymond Dudley near a Gulf…
Appeals Court Drops Fairhope Assault Charge After Prosecutor Misses Filing Deadline
An assault charge against a well-known Fairhope bar owner is effectively gone after the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the city prosecutor’s appeal as untimely, according to court records.…
Alabama Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence for Mobile Man in Fatal Shooting
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the capital murder conviction and life sentence of Mobile's Alwin Tillman, ruling he was the initial aggressor and was not entitled to…
Mobile County Murder Case Returns to Court After Sentence Reversal
A Mobile County capital murder case is headed back to court after an appeals ruling voided the defendant's death sentence over how his defense was handled.
Bail Granted to Former Trooper Awaiting Retrial in 1995 Mobile County Murder Case
A Mobile County judge granted bail to a former state trooper awaiting retrial in a 1995 murder case overturned after evidence was withheld from the defense.