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AL: Supreme Court upholds grant of new trial, citing DA’s refusal to disclose

AL: Supreme Court upholds grant of new trial, citing DA’s refusal to disclose

by Alec | Oct 3, 2014 | Alabama, The Open File Blog

For the second time in the same case, the Troy Messenger reports, the Alabama Supreme Court has denied the petition of Pike County District Attorney Tom Anderson asking it to order a lower court to reverse its grant of a new trial for Andre Ellis, a man accused of two...
AL: Rape Convictions Overturned; Prosecutor Failed to Disclose Evidence That Victim Identified Alternate Suspect

AL: Rape Convictions Overturned; Prosecutor Failed to Disclose Evidence That Victim Identified Alternate Suspect

by David | May 27, 2013 | Alabama, The Open File Blog

Earlier this month a judge in rural Pike County, Alabama, overturned two rape convictions against a man from Troy, AL, because prosecutors failed to disclose exculpatory evidence. As the Dothan Eagle reported: Pike County Circuit Judge Jeffery W. Kelley granted a...

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