Ex Parte State of Alabama. (in Re ex Parte Margie Morgan Kelley (in Re State of Alabama v. Margie Morgan Kelley))

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court granted the State’s petition for mandamus, vacating the Court of Criminal Appeals’ order that barred prosecution of Margie Morgan Kelley for capital murder, holding that the hindering‑prosecution statute does not preclude such prosecution and that double jeopardy does not apply. The Court reviewed the mandamus issue de novo and emphasized plain‑language statutory interpretation.