Ex Parte M.d.d. Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals (in Re: State of Alabama v. M.d.d.)…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Alabama held that the Court of Criminal Appeals improperly reversed the circuit court based on prejudice, materiality, admissibility, and related arguments that the State had not presented on appeal. Because appellate courts may not decide an appeal on unbriefed grounds, the court reversed the intermediate appellate judgment and remanded for proceedings consistent with that limitation. The court did not reach the underlying Brady merits.