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Lee Countywas createdfr om portionso f Russell,M acon, Chambersand Tallapoosa countiesby act of the AlabamaLegislat ure in 1866.The county's first election was heldJanuary 21, 1867.Co nstructionof the courthousebegan in 1896.The courthousewas placedon the National Register of Historic Placesi n 1973. -Photo by Paul Crawford, JD, CLU IN THIS ISSUE THE FACESOF PR O BONO B y Susan Cullen Anderson . ................. .. ... ... .342 WHY WASY OURP ETITIONl'OR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI DENIED? THE I.MPORTANCEor PR OCEDURALCOMP LIANCE WITHR ULE 39, ALA .R.APP.P. By Michael Skotnicki . ....................... .. ...... .348 DISCOVERYIN CRIMINALC ASES: 0BTAIN1NGEVI DENCEAND INF ORMATION NECESSARYFOR AN EFFECTIVE DEFENSE By LaJuanaS. Davis .. .. ..... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .352 WHERETO TuRN IN A POST-PUNITIVEDAMA GESW ORLD: THE "QUI TAM"PR OVISIONSOF THE F ALSEC LAIMSACT By Pamela M. Bucy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. 356 CODEOP ALABAMA 1975 By Jerry L. Bassett ...... ................ ......... ... 371 (CunJ;nud onpo!J(f :J20) ALABAMASTATE BAR ON LINE www .alabar .org Wh ~t'$ N c,v. • Public.ario ns • Q n ..Line Co 1nmuni t)' • OGC O pini ons • CLE Ca lendar • O n-Line C h ange of Addr ess Publislledseven times a year (the June issue is a bar directory edition) by the Alabama State Bar, (COnlin~>d{((»t1 ~ 31.9/ P.O. Box 4156, Montgomery. Alabama 36101-4156. Phone (334) 269· 1515. Robort A, Hu1taKer···· ···- ·· .............._ ...................................................................................................Chair & Ecfi10f SUsan $h1tod< OePaola.. ............................................................................................VIC& •Chair & Assocla1e Edilor DEPARTMENTS David B. Champlin. ......................- ........., .. _... , .................._ ........._, __ ,., ...... ................................Vk:e-Ch.air. 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Birmingham, BessemerCu1-ol1, George Hlgg!nbo!ham1 Sessemer. 11th Building Alabama's Courthouses ClrcwL Roberi L. Gonce, Aocence. 12th Ckcuil. Joseph E. Faulk. Troy. 13th Circuit, Place No. 1, Wosley Pfpes. Mobile. t 3th Circun. Place No 2, 8111)'C. Bodsole. Mobile. 131hcircuit, Place No.3, Caino O'Roat, Ill, Mobil&. 13th 330 Circuit. Place No. 4. Benjam&nT. Aowo , MObUI). 14th Circuit. Philip P. Nelson. JaS()(lf. 1511'1Circuit. Place No. t, Robert 0. Segall. Mon1gomory. 15thCira.it, Place No. 2, W&ncl80. Oevol'Qaux.MontgOmery . 151hCircull, Place No. 3. Jam0$ E. Wiliams. Montgomery.15th Circuit.Place No. 4, Richard S. G3JTetL.Momgome,y . 15th CirC1.1il, Place No. 5. DavidR . Boyd , Montgomery. 16th Clrcvh, George P.Ford. Gadsden. 17thCircru.t, Taylor T. Perry.Jr ., Legislative Wrap.Up Oofflopo's. 18th CircuH, Conrad M. Fowler. Jr.. ColumblaM. t9ChCircwL Jolvl Hollis Jackson. Jr., Cianton. 201h 335 Circuil. Wade 1-1. Bax1ey.Oolhan. 21st Cifcult,CnatlllS A . 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