MADDOX, Justice.
We granted the writ of certiorari in this case to review petitioner's claim that the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Act (Ala.Code 1975, § 15-23-1 et seq.) was improperly and unconstitutionally applied, and that the trial judge erred in assessing the maximum fine allowed by the Act against the petitioner.
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Petitioner was indicted on a charge of murder, and was convicted of manslaughter. The trial judge sentenced him...
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