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IVEY v. STATE

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821 So.2d 937 (2001)

Garfield W. IVEY v. STATE of Alabama.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

July 6, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert C. Bowen, Jr., of Beddow, Erban & Bowen, P.A., Birmingham; and Barry A. Ragsdale of Ivey & Ragsdale, Birmingham, for appellant.

Bill Pryor, atty. gen., and Joseph G.L. Marston III, asst. atty. gen., for appellee.

Gregg P. Leslie, Lucy Dalglish, and Daniel R. Bischof, Arlington, Virginia; and Gilbert E. Johnston, Jr., of Johnston, Barton, Proctor & Powell, L.L.P., Birmingham, for amicus curiae Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

On Transfer from the Court of Criminal Appeals

LYONS, Justice.

Garfield W. Ivey was convicted of criminal defamation, a violation of § 13A-11-163, Ala.Code 1975, and tampering with a witness, a violation of § 13A-10-124, Ala. Code 1975. On each count, he was sentenced to a term of six months' imprisonment and was fined $500. The trial judge directed that the sentences run concurrently, but stated that Ivey would serve only 30 days of that...

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