A Veteran Prosecutor Inherits the Tangled Nodine Case
Retired prosecutor David Whetstone became the latest to take up the tangled Nodine file, named a special prosecutor by the attorney general to pursue a murder theory despite a grand…
From Murder to Misdemeanor: Grand Jury Reshapes the Nodine Case
A Baldwin County grand jury dramatically reduced the charge against Stephen Nodine to criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, in the death of Angel Downs, drawing sharp reactions from all sides.
Veteran Defense Attorney John Beck Joins Nodine’s Team
Baldwin County defense attorney John Beck signed on without charge to assist in defending former commissioner Stephen Nodine, as the defense pointed to new evidence in the death of Angel…
Baldwin Judge Charles Partin Calls Retirement Rumors Premature
Baldwin County Circuit Judge Charles Partin, a 25-year veteran of the bench who recently presided over the Steve Nodine murder trial, said talk of his imminent retirement was at least…
Custody Conditions, Withheld Forensics Dominate Nodine Bond Dispute Ahead of Hearing
As former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine awaited trial on a murder charge in the May 2010 shooting death of Angel Downs, attention in the case turned this week to…
Former Commissioner Steve Nodine Freed Ahead of Murder Trial
Former Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine walked out of federal custody this week for the first time in nearly a month, though his freedom could prove short-lived as Baldwin County…
Judge Defers Ruling on Nodine Bond as Federal Gun Charge Takes Priority
A Baldwin County judge put off a decision on reducing Stephen Nodine's $500,000 murder bond, ruling that the question would wait until federal authorities held a detention hearing on a…