Attorney General Steve Marshall has announced that the Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated the murder case against 47-year-old John Grant of Montgomery. alnews montgomeryal alcrime alabamanewsnetwork
with a shotgun on Highland Avenue.
The Attorney General’s office says evidence was presented that on September 24, 2017, Grant allegedly shot Mock from inside a vehicle. Mock was put on life support.The Attorney General’s Office says Grant was indicted for capital murder, and Grant’s attorneys moved to dismiss his indictment citing the year–and–a–day rule.
On Friday, the Alabama Supreme Court overruled a 2003 decision that had upheld the year-and-a day rule. The court agreed with the State’s position that the Legislature had abrogated the antiquated rule in 1980 when it updated the criminal code.
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