Connell v. State

1 Citing case

  1. Connell v. City of Daphne

    292 So. 3d 1129 (Ala. Crim. App. 2019)

    Although this Court may take judicial notice of its own records, see Nettles v. State, 731 So. 2d 626, 629 (Ala. Crim. App. 1998), there is only one other case in which Connell filed a notice of appeal in this Court, and that case was dismissed because the docket fee was not paid. Connell v. State (No. CR-11-0230, Dec. 12, 2011), 120 So. 3d 1252 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011) (table). The City also argues to this Court that Connell was not indigent and could have retained counsel to represent him because Connell initially retained counsel for his sentencing hearing. Connell, however, asserts that "it was a financial hardship for [him] to retain counsel for sentencing" and that "he was able to do so only because the price was 80%-95% cheaper than retaining an attorney for a jury trial."