The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals turned down a rehearing petition from the former Mobile County sheriff, whose lawyers argued his rights were violated when his own former attorney testified to a grand jury.
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Sheriff Sam Cochran Made a Crowded Metro Jail His First Order of Business
Mobile County’s sheriff told a civic club he had cut the jail population by hundreds, won a raise for corrections officers and put technology at the center of his department, saving taxpayers millions.
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How a Law About Judges Nearly Cut the Mobile County Sheriff’s Pay by $28,000
A 1999 law meant to equalize judicial pay between rural and urban counties had an unnoticed side effect: the sheriff’s salary was pegged to the judges’. Sam Cochran nearly took a $28,000 hit.
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Sam Cochran to Take the Oath as Mobile County’s Interim Sheriff
Sam Cochran, the retired Mobile police chief and new Republican nominee for sheriff, was set to be sworn in Friday as interim Mobile County sheriff, taking over a department left unsettled by Jack Tillman’s departure.
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Five Republicans for Sheriff: GOP Groups Set a Candidate Forum in Semmes
Area Republican groups scheduled a May 2006 forum at the Semmes Community Center for the five candidates seeking the GOP nomination for Mobile County sheriff ahead of the June primary.
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Cash Flows in the GOP Race to Succeed Sheriff Jack Tillman
Campaign finance reports filed ahead of the June 6 primary showed three well-funded Republicans jockeying to succeed retiring Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman, each strong in a different way.
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Political Notebook: A Former Federal Agent to Serve as Mobile’s Interim Sheriff
Under an arcane provision of Alabama law, retired federal agent David A. Evans Sr. was set to be named a special coroner so he could assume the duties of Mobile County sheriff after Jack Tillman’s plea.
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Political Notebook: Sheriff Tillman Prepares to Step Down as a Crowded Field Forms
Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman prepared to step down short of finishing his third term, opening the door to a 10-candidate scramble and a governor’s pledge to appoint the GOP nominee.
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Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove Set to Lead Mobile Police as Cochran Retired for Sheriff’s Run
Mobile Police Deputy Chief Lester Hargrove was set to become interim chief in March 2006 as Chief Sam Cochran retired to run for sheriff of Mobile County, with Mayor Sam Jones to name a permanent successor.