IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA

STATE OF ALABAMA, )
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VS. )
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LOWELL RAY BARRON ) CASE NO. 2013-77
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RHONDA JILL JOHNSON ) CASE NO. 2013-78
DEFENDANTS )
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STATES MOTION TO DISMISS

Comes now the State of Alabama, by and through Attorney General Luther
Strange, and moves this Honorable Court to dismiss the Indictment against each defendant. As
grounds therefore, the State would show the following:
1. The charges against each defendant arose from a grand jury indictment for violations of
the Alabama Ethics Law and the Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act.

2. Following pre-trial motions and hearings on various issues, this Honorable Court issued
rulings on certain matters. On April 11, 2014, the State appealed certain of those rulings
and filed a Writ of Mandamus on others to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.

3. On June 6, 2014, the Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the States appeal and denied
the mandamus petition. The State filed a Writ of Certiorari with regard to the dismissal
of its appeal and a Writ of Mandamus on the other matters in the Alabama Supreme
Court.

4. On August 22, 2014, the Alabama Supreme Court denied the States Writ of Certiorari
and denied the Writ of Mandamus.

Based on the above, the State submits to this Honorable Court that the best interests of
justice require the State to move to dismiss the charges against each defendant named in the
indictment. Wherefore, the premises considered, the State respectfully requests this Honorable
Court to dismiss the above indictments.
Respectfully submitted this 25th day of August, 2014.


ELECTRONICALLY FILED
8/25/2014 3:52 PM
28-CC-2013-000077.00
CIRCUIT COURT OF
DeKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA
PAM SIMPSON, CLERK
LUTHER STRANGE
ATTORNEY GENERAL

/s/ Bill Lisenby, Jr.________
Bill Lisenby, Jr. (LIS002)
Assistant Attorney General
501 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36130


CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have, this the 25th day of August, 2014, electronically filed the
foregoing using the AlaFile system which will send notification of such filing to the following
registered persons, and that those persons not registered with the AlaFile system were served a
copy of the foregoing by U. S. mail:
Attorneys for Defendant Lowell Ray Barron:
Joe Espy, III
Benjamin J. Espy
William M. Espy
MELTON, ESPY & WILLIAMS, P.C.
P.O. Drawer 5130
Montgomery, AL 36103
jespy@mewlegal.com
bespy@mewlegal.com
wespy@mewlegal.com

Winfred Rocky Watson
Watson & Neeley, LLC
305 Grand Avenue, SW
Fort Payne, AL 35967

Attorney for Defendant Rhonda Jill Johnson
J. Anthony Jennings, Jr,
Attorney at Law
304 Alabama Ave SW
Ft Payne AL 35967-1844
tjonlaw@hotmail.com
/s/ Bill Lisenby, Jr.________
Bill Lisenby, Jr.
Assistant Attorney General
(LIS002)