Posts in January, 2015

Jan 12 Identity Theft Crimes in Alabama Federal Courts

Identity theft, broadly defined, is the fraudulent use of another person’s identifying information (“means of identification”) in ...

Jan 08 Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief

In 2003, Emanuel Gissendanner was convicted of murdering Snellgrove during the course of a kidnapping and a robbery and of ...

Jan 08 Criminal Jury Selection

Wheat owned a convenience store in Wagarville. On the morning of December 19, 2008, two women saw Defendant run out of the store ...

Jan 07 Alimony Issues in Family Law Cases in Alabama

CAN ALIMONY BE PAID THROUGH THE STATE COURT SYSTEM? My spouse has agreed to pay me alimony in the divorce. Can I have the alimony ...

Jan 06 Process of Service in Alabama

In Voltz v. Dyess, the Supreme Court ruled according to Ala. R. Civ. P. 4 and held that an action may not be dismissed for failure ...

Jan 06 Claims Against Municipal Employees in Alabama

In Morrow v. Caldwell, as a matter of first impression, the Supreme Court determined that the statutory cap of the Alabama Code ...