Criminal defense attorneys Dennis Knizley and John Williams were retained to lead the defense of Commissioner Steve Nodine, whose impeachment trial was set before Circuit Judge Sarah Stewart.
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Coverage of Alabama law from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Thieves Are Stealing Mobile’s Manhole Covers, and the Charge Is Only a Misdemeanor
City officials reported a rash of stolen manhole covers and storm drainage grates being sold for scrap, leaving open holes in the roadway and few strong charges available to prosecutors.
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Grand Jury Indicts Mobile Businessman Matt Walker on Four Counts of Trafficking in Stolen Property
The four-count indictment accuses Walker of receiving or disposing of stolen antiques, household furnishings and appliances belonging to four Mobile-area residents.
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Mobile Confronts Possible $85 Million Refund in Police Jurisdiction Tax Case
A class action brought by businesses just outside the Mobile city limits could force the city to refund an estimated $85 million in gross receipts taxes and license fees collected in its police jurisdiction from 2001 to 2003.
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Mobile Police Solve Twice as Many Car Thefts as the National Average, Chief Says
Mobile’s clearance rate on stolen vehicle cases stood at 28.8 percent, more than double the national figure, and Police Chief Phillip Garrett said false reports and scrap yards were both part of the story.
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Mobile County Judges Say They Have No Power to Erase an Arrest Record
A standing order from Mobile County District Court, reported in March 2005, declared the court had no authority to expunge arrest records and sent petitioners to the Legislature instead.