Former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine asked that his murder retrial be moved out of Baldwin County, arguing that intense publicity had inflamed opinion against him and made an impartial jury impossible.
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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 jury’s reduced charge.
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Courthouse Politics Heat Up in Mobile and Baldwin Judicial Races
A wave of maneuvering reshaped judicial politics across Mobile and Baldwin counties, with a Mobile attorney challenging a sitting judge and a contested probate race taking shape in Baldwin.
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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.
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Nodine Defense Points to Drug Theft in Baldwin Coroner’s Office
An attorney for Stephen Nodine demanded scrutiny of a theft of evidence drugs from the Baldwin County coroner’s office, seeking to link it to the medications of Angel Downs as a retrial loomed.
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Baldwin DA Runoff Turns on Endorsements and Denials
As the Baldwin County district attorney runoff drew near, incumbent Judy Newcomb insisted her endorsement of David Green carried no strings, while candidate Hallie Dixon and a fourth-place finisher sparred over whether her camp had sought his support.
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Newcomb to Endorse Green in Baldwin County District Attorney Runoff
Baldwin County District Attorney Judy Newcomb, eliminated in the primary, prepared to back David Green over her former chief assistant Hallie Dixon in the July 13 Republican runoff.
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Primary Night Redraws the Map in Mobile and Baldwin County Races
Ashley Rich routed Mark Erwin, Vivian Figures turned back Herman Thomas, and Baldwin County’s incumbent district attorney failed to make her own runoff, as local observers assessed a night of upheaval.
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Political Insiders Hand In Their Predictions Before the June 1 Primary
Days before Alabama’s June 1 primaries, a panel of lawyers, lobbyists, former officeholders and consultants offered their forecasts on the governor’s race, two district attorney contests and the fight over the state’s political future.
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Nodine Lawyers to Depose County Officials as Judge’s Recusal Stirs Debate
Defense attorneys scheduled depositions of a fellow commissioner, county lawyers and a circuit judge, while a judge’s 12-page recusal order drew a pointed response from Mobile’s presiding judge.