Preliminary Hearing Sends Mobile County Constable’s Murder Case to Grand Jury
A Baldwin County judge found probable cause in a fatal Spanish Fort bar parking lot shooting involving a Mobile County constable.
Mobile Murder Case Still Stalled as Defendant Enters Fourth Year of Treatment
A Mobile murder case remains stalled after a judge ruled the defendant will continue psychiatric treatment rather than stand trial for the 2010 killing.
Grand Bay Murder Case Ends with Life Sentences After Years-Long Fight for Justice
A Mobile County man was sentenced to consecutive life terms in the 2008 Grand Bay killing of Tammy Stokes after a lengthy legal battle.
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…
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.
Veteran Defense Attorney John Beck Joins Nodine’s Team
Baldwin County defense attorney John Beck signed on without charge to assist in defending former commissioner Stephen Nodine, as the defense pointed to new evidence in the death of Angel…
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…