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Bill to expunge criminal records passes Alabama Senate
/in Criminal Defense /by Smith Law FirmThe Alabama Senate passed a bill this year that permits crimes to be expunged in some cases in whcih a person was charged but not convicted. A senator backing the bill explained that he has heard from a number of people whose lives are still affected by prior incidents for which they were never convicted. […]
51-year-old woman faces murder charges
/in Violent Crimes /by Smith Law FirmTuscaloosa police officers detained a 51-year-old woman after an alleged shooting on the evening of April 14. Following the incident, a 36-year-old man was taken to a medical facility for a gunshot wound and ultimately succumbed to his injuries, according to a representative of the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit. Police took the woman into custody […]
27-year-old Alabama man faces murder charge
/in Violent Crimes /by Smith Law FirmA 27-year-old Alabama man faces charges in the death of a man, also 27, in an April 1 shooting in Birmingham. He was detained on the murder charge at the Jefferson County Jail, and his bond was placed at $200,000. Gunshots sounded right before 2 p.m., and authorities responded to the site to see the […]
Alabama man charged with providing drug to inmates
/in Criminal Defense /by Smith Law FirmA 56-year-old Shelby County resident was taken into custody on March 25 on suspicion of supplying prisoners with the prescription pharmaceutical Suboxone. He is being charged with second-degree conspiracy to promote prison contraband and conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. His preliminary hearing was scheduled for April 9. According to court documents, he worked with […]
Capital murder case moves to grand jury
/in Violent Crimes /by Smith Law FirmThe case against an Alabama man for capital murder is headed to a grand jury. On March 20, the judge in the case ruled that there was enough probable cause to send the case to a grand jury for indictment. The charges stem from a Jan. 17 incident that started with two men getting into […]
2 women face charges in Walmart robbery, homicide
/in Violent Crimes /by Smith Law FirmAlabama news sources have reported that a man was shot and killed following an alleged robbery at a Walmart in Coden March 11. As of March 12, the two women allegedly involved face capital murder charges. Authorities believe that the two women, 20 and 25, respectively, saw the man and his daughter at the Walmart […]
Alabama man faces felony assault after alleged stabbing incident
/in Violent Crimes /by Smith Law FirmA 48-year-old man was jailed after an alleged knife attack in Tuscaloosa County. The man was detained by authorities for suspicion of a felony assault charge after the Feb. 1 incident. The men were reportedly stabbed outside of a bar and treated at a local medical center. The Tuscaloosa man was reported to have a […]
Alabama man faces series of burglary charges
/in Criminal Defense /by Smith Law FirmAbout 200 miles northwest of Dothan is Jefferson County, Alabama. That’s where a man has been charged in a series of property crimes in three towns in the county. The 24-year-old faces a long list of criminal allegations that could result in significant time behind bars if he is convicted of all charges. Criminal accusations […]
Out on bail, Dothan man arrested on new drug charge
/in Criminal Defense /by Smith Law FirmA Edgefield Road man already had legal problems before his arrest last week. Now the 40-year-old Dothan resident faces a new set of problems after his arrest on a charge of felony marijuana possession. He was on bail from an arrest early last summer on a drug trafficking charge, law enforcement officials said. During the […]
Dothan man charged with armed robbery in cold case murder
/in Violent Crimes /by Smith Law FirmDothan police claim that they have cracked part of a 17-year-old murder case. Two days ago, police arrested a 37-year-old man and charged him with armed robbery of a Dothan man who was shot to death that same June day in 1997. A newspaper report says court records indicate that the man arrested is accused […]