Ex parte Willie B. Smith III. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (In re: Willie B. Smith III v. State of Alabama)

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REL: 11/16/2012 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 R e p o r t e r . R e a d e r s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o n o t i f y t h e R e p o r t e r o f D e c i s i o n s , A l a b a m a A p p e l l a t e C o u r t s , 300 D e x t e r A v e n u e , M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a 3 6 1 0 4 - 3 7 4 1 ( ( 3 3 4 ) 2 2 9 ¬ 0 6 4 9 ) , o f a n y 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 b e 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 R e p o r t e r . SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA OCTOBER TERM, 2012-2013 1111480 Ex p a r t e W i l l i e B. Smith I I I PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS ( I n r e : W i l l i e B. Smith I I I v. S t a t e o f Alabama) ( J e f f e r s o n C i r c u i t Court, CC-92-1289.60; Court o f C r i m i n a l Appeals, CR-08-1583) STUART, Justice. The p e t i t i o n f o r the writ of c e r t i o r a r i i s denied. 1111480 In denying the p e t i t i o n f o r the w r i t of c e r t i o r a r i , Court does language, not wish reasons, t o be u n d e r s t o o d or statements Criminal Appeals' opinion. 280 So. 2d 155 as a p p r o v i n g this a l l the of law i n the Court of H o r s l e y v. H o r s l e y , 291 A l a . 782, (1973). WRIT DENIED. M a l o n e , C . J . , a n d W o o d a l l , B o l i n , P a r k e r , a n d Shaw, J J . , concur. Murdock, J . , d i s s e n t s . Main and Wise, J J . , r e c u s e themselves.* * J u s t i c e M a i n a n d J u s t i c e W i s e were members o f t h e C o u r t o f C r i m i n a l A p p e a l s when t h a t c o u r t c o n s i d e r e d t h i s c a s e . 2

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