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A conflict of interest forced the federal defenders' office to step aside from representing Stephen Nodine on a federal gun charge, and veteran Mobile attorney Gordon Armstrong was appointed in…
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…
Mobile City Councilwoman Connie Hudson prepared to formally launch her campaign for the vacant District 2 seat on the Mobile County Commission, joining a Republican field forming quickly ahead of…
Stephen Nodine's resignation from the Mobile County Commission ended the impeachment case against him and set off a scramble for the District 2 seat, with a special election scheduled for…
With Steve Nodine jailed on a $500,000 bond, Mobile criminal defense attorneys, speaking anonymously, listed the choices they say a suspect should never make.
Sworn testimony gathered ahead of the impeachment trial of Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine drew unusual attention in local legal circles, with a June 8 trial date looming before Circuit…
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.
A well-dressed man described as a rival for the affections of Angel Downs called on Commissioner Steve Nodine to admit what he did, moments after a preliminary impeachment hearing adjourned.
Legal sources said Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine would almost certainly leave office rather than testify in an impeachment case while a possible murder charge hung over him.
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.