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807 So. 2d 588

Burnett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · decided 2001-06-29

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently August 2009

5 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“`As in Ex parte Edwards, and Ex parte Burnett , the indictment in the instant case did not charge a mental state, and is, therefore, fatally defective with respect to the vehicular-homicide charge. ... Because there has been no adjudication in this case regarding the sufficiency of the evidence to support the appellant's vehicular-homicide charge, the State can, however, reindict the appellant for vehicular homicide using the language set forth in Ex parte Edwards, supra.'”

quoted by 2 later decisions, including 42 So. 3d 138 - ALL v. State, 42 So. 3d 146 - ALL v. State

“[a]n indictment under § 32-5A-192[ (a) ] should charge an appropriate mental state based on § 13A-2-2(2) to (4).”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 42 So. 3d 146 - ALL v. State

Relies on Ex Parte Burnett

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Decided 2001-06-29

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¶1

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

¶2In accordance with the Alabama Supreme Court's decision in Ex parteBurnett, 807 So.2d 586 (Ala. 2001), we reverse the trial court's judgment and remand this case to the trial court for proceedings that are consistent with the Alabama Supreme Court's opinion in Ex parte Edwards, [Ms. 1991502, January 12, 2001] ___ So.2d ___ (Ala. 2001). In so doing, we note the following. In Ex parte Edwards, the Alabama Supreme Court stated, "An indictment under § 32-5A-192(b) should charge an appropriate mental state based on § 13A-2-2(2) to (4)." ___ So.2d at ___. Because the indictment in this case did not charge such a mental state, based on Ex parte Edwards, we conclude that it was *589 void. Furthermore, in this case, the Alabama Supreme Court did not render a judgment in favor of the appellant like it did in Ex parte Edwards. Therefore, it appears that, on remand, the State can reindict the appellant for vehicular homicide using the language set forth in Ex parteEdwards.

¶3REVERSED AND REMANDED.

¶4McMillan, P.J., and Shaw and Wise, JJ., concur; Cobb, J., dissents, with opinion.

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