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.…
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 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…
Former Mobile County Death Row Inmate Released After Plea Deal, 15 Years Later
A man once sentenced to death for a 2001 Mobile County killing walked free this week after accepting a plea deal for the time he already served.
Appeals Ruling Sends Mobile County Death Penalty Case Back for Resentencing
An appellate ruling voiding one of four murder counts means a Mobile County death sentence must be reconsidered, though prosecutors expect it to stand.
Appeal Denied for Mobile Man Convicted of Beating Friend to Death With Bat
Alabama's Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of a Mobile man who killed a former friend with a baseball bat.
Mobile Habitual Offender Serving Life Denied New Appeal Hearing
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has denied a rehearing petition from a Mobile man serving life without parole for a gas station robbery.
Alabama Supreme Court Declines New Hearing in Eight Mile Abuse Case, Chief Justice Dissents
Alabama's high court denied a new hearing for an Eight Mile man convicted of sexual abuse, prompting a pointed dissent from the chief justice.
Jack Tillman Asks Appeals Court to Reconsider, Says Sheriff’s Lawyer Broke Faith
Attorneys for former Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman asked the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to rehear his bid to undo the misdemeanor convictions that ended his career, arguing his…