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In Re State of Alabama v. Karen Kay Ballard. Ex Parte State of Alabama.
Opinions in this case
- Majority
- Dissent — Maddox

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Opinion
1977 Ala. LEXIS 2135 · Supreme Court of Alabama · Jan 14, 1977
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In Re State of Alabama v. Karen Kay Ballard. Ex Parte State of Alabama.
Opinions in this case
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Jan 22, 1985
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Aug 4, 1981
S.D. Alabama · Jan 21, 1981
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Jan 20, 1981
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · Jul 18, 1979
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Jun 5, 1979
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · Oct 3, 1978
Parentheticals
stating that "a statute will, if possible, be so construed as to render it valid"
In Child Abuse Act the phrase "`unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering . . . in a manner which is not ordinary and reasonable discipline and punishment,' leaves so many variables that an accused would be at a loss to know precisely what he is charged with."