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The exchange between the commission and the AG reflects a sharp disagreement over the interpretation and application of the state ethics law.

At the center of a Wednesday opinion is an argument about who should divulge exculpatory information to targets of investigations, and when.

Op-Ed: 23 Ala. district attorneys sign letter in opposition to medical marijuana legislation (Source: Adam Mintzer) By 23 Alabama district attorneys | April 28, 2021 at 4:47 PM CDT - Updated April 28 at 4:47 PM Message to House members from DA Andy Hamlin: Dear Members of the Alabama Legislature: The attached letter was written on behalf of 23 elected district attorneys representing a significant population of our state. We are unified in our opposition to the proposed legislation that would open the door to a wealth of public health, safety and economic problems that would be difficu...

A group of district attorneys sent a letter to Alabama House members Wednesday, asking them to reject a medical marijuana bill ahead of an expected vote in the chamber. The letter, signed by 23 of the state’s 42 district attorneys, calls marijuana a “gateway drug” and suggests that its use could increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, a link that most researchers have been hesitant to make.  “Marijuana is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” the letter says. “Too many in the general public have been convinced that it is harmless. That is, perhaps, the biggest lie that is being p...

Convicted sex offender gets 25 consecutive life sentences for 25 child porn convictions Updated Jan 27, 2021; Facebook Share A 50-year-old Andalusia man has been sentenced to 25 consecutive life sentences for possessing child porn. Tracy Owen Purdin was convicted of 25 counts of possession of child pornography after a three-day trial in Covington County in October 2020. Circuit Court Judge Charles “Lex” Short has now sentenced Purdin to a term of life for each count. District Attorney Walt Merrell, and his chief assistant, Grace Jeter, prosecuted the cases again Purdin, who was initially...