Nickolas L. Dean v. State of Alabama
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REL: 08/27/2010 Notice: T h i s o p i n i o n i s s u b j e c t t o f o r m a l r e v i s i o n b e f o r e p u b l i c a t i o n i n t h e advance s h e e t s o f Southern Reporter. Readers a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y the Reporter of Decisions, Alabama A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3741 ((334) 229-0649), o f any t y p o g r a p h i c a l o r o t h e r e r r o r s , i n o r d e r t h a t c o r r e c t i o n s may be made b e f o r e t h e o p i n i o n i s p r i n t e d i n Southern Reporter. ALABAMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OCTOBER TERM, 2009-2010 CR-08-1082 N i c k o l a s L. Dean v. S t a t e o f Alabama Appeal After PER from M a d i s o n C i r c u i t (CC-03-160.70) Remand f r o m t h e A l a b a m a Supreme Court CURIAM. I n Dean v . S t a t e , (Ala. Court's 18, Court 2010), decision [Ms. 1090754, J u n e 2 5 , 2010] t h e Alabama Supreme i n Dean v . S t a t e , Court So. reversed [Ms. C R - 0 8 - 1 0 8 2 , 3d this December 2009] ___ So. 3d ___ ( A l a . C r i m . A p p . 2 0 0 9 ) , a n d h e l d that CR-08-1082 a claim that represent hearing" The a lower an i n d i g e n t d i d n o t have Supreme C o u r t circuit court represent said, court "refused probationer to appoint at a t o be p r e s e r v e d probation-revocation f o r appellate also held, contrary to this ___ So. 3d a t _ _ _ . original The Supreme C o u r t 1 brief to this Court, our d e c i s i o n to reverse now a d d r e s s those argues of a l l of h i s Rule to t e s t i f y , behalf, admitted review. that the counsel to i n v o l v e d i n Dean's c a s e were n o t " u n u s u a l l y case f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the remaining Dean Court, d i d not e r r i n r e f u s i n g to appoint the issues given to Dean a t h i s p r o b a t i o n - r e v o c a t i o n h e a r i n g b e c a u s e , i t complex." his counsel i s s u e s Dean r a i s e d i n which the lower remanded t h e we d i d not address court proceedings. We two i s s u e s . that the c i r c u i t court 2 7 . 6 , A l a . R. C r i m . h i sright to present and h i s r i g h t failed to inform him P., r i g h t s evidence -- h i s r i g h t and w i t n e s s e s to cross-examine witnesses to f a i l i n g to report to h i sprobation on h i s -- b e f o r e officer. 2 he Dean The r i g h t t o c o u n s e l i n a p r o b a t i o n - r e v o c a t i o n p r o c e e d i n g is a qualified right. Coon v . S t a t e , 675 So. 2d 94 ( A l a . C r i m . App. 1 9 9 5 ) . 1 R u l e 2 7 . 6 ( c ) , A l a . R. C r i m . P., p r o v i d e s t h a t before a c c e p t i n g an a d m i s s i o n b y a p r o b a t i o n e r t h a t he h a d v i o l a t e d a term of h i s probation, the court shall inform the probationer of the f o l l o w i n g : 2 2 CR-08-1082 also argues revoking his probation to that officer general revocation those rules circuit probation his probation The the and based court solely his admission abused on the t h a t he i t s discretion statement of failed report to rules of preservation however, have been the apply to following probation- recognized: exceptions "(1) the requirement t h a t a r e v o c a t i o n h e a r i n g be h e l d , (2) t h e r e q u i r e m e n t t h a t t h e r e be an a d e q u a t e w r i t t e n r e v o c a t i o n o r d e r , and (3) the requirement t h a t t h e p r o b a t i o n e r be i n f o r m e d of h i s r i g h t to request counsel. See, e.g., J a c k s o n v. S t a t e , 867 So. 2d 365 ( A l a . C r i m . App. 2 0 0 3 ) , and E v a n s v. S t a t e , 794 So. 2d 1234 ( A l a . C r i m . App. 2000)." The n a t u r e o f t h e is offered; "(2) represented his officer. proceedings; "(1) admission in The right under by c o u n s e l ; violation section to which (b) to an be "(3) The r i g h t t o t e s t i f y and t o present w i t n e s s e s and o t h e r e v i d e n c e on p r o b a t i o n e r ' s own b e h a l f and t o c r o s s - e x a m i n e a d v e r s e w i t n e s s e s u n d e r s u b s e c t i o n ( d ) ( 1 ) ; and "(4) That, i f the a l l e g e d v i o l a t i o n i n v o l v e s a c r i m i n a l o f f e n s e f o r w h i c h t h e p r o b a t i o n e r has n o t y e t b e e n t r i e d , t h e p r o b a t i o n e r may s t i l l be t r i e d f o r t h a t o f f e n s e , and a l t h o u g h t h e p r o b a t i o n e r may n o t be r e q u i r e d t o t e s t i f y , t h a t any s t a t e m e n t made b y t h e p r o b a t i o n e r a t t h e p r e s e n t p r o c e e d i n g may be used against the probationer at a subsequent p r o c e e d i n g or t r i a l . " 3 to CR-08-1082 Walker v. 2005). State, A new court indigent not review one refused to be b y t h e Supreme i n Dean t h a t preserved before an to the general affirm that the represent appellate Dean's c l a i m s hearing d i d court do n o t f a l l rules an could within of preservation i n probation-revocation proceedings. Dean d i d n o t r a i s e we to App. Court i n a claim counsel these are not p r o p e r l y preserved Accordingly, ( A l a . Crim. at a probationer-revocation t h a t have been r e c o g n i z e d they 594-95 created appoint t h a t c l a i m on a p p e a l . Thus, because 592, held to of the exceptions court, 2d was The C o u r t probationer have So. exception Dean v . S t a t e . lower 920 the revocation issues i n the circuit for appellate review. o f Dean's probation. AFFIRMED. Wise, P . J . , and Welch, Windom, concur. 4 Kellum, and M a i n , J J . ,
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