State v. Neal

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 25, 1989

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · decided 1989-08-25

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Decided 1989-08-25

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¶1AFTER REMAND FROM SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA

PER CURIAM.

¶2In compliance with the direction of the Supreme Court of Alabama in Ex parte Neal, 551 So.2d 933 (Ala.1989), the petition for writ of mandamus is granted. This case is remanded to the circuit court for proceedings not inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s opinion.

¶3PETITION GRANTED.

All the Judges concur.

¶4ON RETURN TO REMAND

PER CURIAM.

¶5Upon remand, the Circuit Court for Baldwin County held a hearing on the motion for a jury trial to determine the defendant’s competency to stand trial, which was the subject matter of Neal’s petition for writ of mandamus. The court’s actions render this petition moot, and it is hereby dismissed.

¶6PETITION DISMISSED.

¶7All the Judges concur.