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 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…
Sexual Misconduct Allegations Trail Herman Thomas as He Heads Into Mobile City Council Runoff
Herman Thomas, a former Mobile County circuit judge who lost his law license amid abuse-of-power allegations, advanced to an October runoff for a Mobile City Council seat even as lawsuits…
Alabama Supreme Court Backs State in Mobile Towing Forfeiture Case, but Justices Question Bond Law’s Fairness
The Alabama Supreme Court reversed a Mobile County judge's order that had lowered a bond requirement for a family-owned towing company to reclaim seized trucks, even as several justices raised…
Mobile Jury Awards Family $12 Million Over Funeral Home’s Loss of Cremated Remains
A Mobile family has been awarded $12 million in a lawsuit against Pine Crest Funeral Home over the loss of a relative’s cremated remains and other alleged violations. The jury…
Judge Sends Marco Perez Case to Grand Jury in Killing of Officer Sean Tuder
A Mobile County judge ruled there is enough probable cause to send Marco Perez's case to a grand jury in the January shooting death of Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder,…
Mobile Man Pleads Not Guilty in Officer Tuder Killing as Handcuffs Draw Objection
Marco Perez pleaded not guilty to capital murder in the shooting death of Mobile Police Officer Sean Tuder, and his defense objected after Perez was brought into court wearing handcuffs…
Thirteen Attorneys Vie to Fill Mobile County District Court Vacancy
Thirteen attorneys are under consideration by the Mobile County Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the District Court vacancy left after Judge Jill Phillips moved to the Circuit Court.
Chikesia Clemons Granted Jury Trial in Appeal of Viral Waffle House Arrest Conviction
Chikesia Clemons, the woman at the center of a viral arrest video recorded at a Saraland Waffle House, has been granted a jury trial in her appeal of a municipal…
Mobile Tattoo Artist Sues City Council to Settle Deadlocked Presidency Vote
A Mobile business owner has filed a lawsuit in Mobile County Circuit Court seeking to force the City Council to resolve its long-stalled election of a council president — a…