Legal Opinion
Christmas v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 5, 1993No. CR-91-1864PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, Leroy Christmas III, pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to serve five years in prison and was fined $250.00.
The appellant's only contention on appeal is that the cocaine found on his person was obtained as a result of an illegal search and seizure. The appellant preserved this issue for review by specifically obtaining the trial court's permission to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress the evidence.
The state's evidence at the suppression hearing tended to show that at…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. AbnerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
- Doucette v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- State v. MurrayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
- Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009
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