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PAYNE v. STATE

81-718.

421 So.2d 1306 (1982)

Ex parte State of Alabama. (Re James W. PAYNE v. STATE of Alabama).

Supreme Court of Alabama.

November 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen. and Joseph G.L. Marston, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Vaughan H. Robison and Philip H. Butler of Robison & Belser, Montgomery, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Writ quashed, 421 So.2d 1303, as improvidently granted.

In quashing the writ, we agree with the Court of Criminal Appeals, 391 So.2d 140, that the absolute rule of the trial court that deprives a defendant of the right to consult with counsel while the defendant is in the process of testifying is overly broad and overly restrictive. By quashing the writ, however, we do not...

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