Legal Opinion
State v. Seawright
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 20, 2006No. CR-05-0861PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Demetreus Seawright was arrested and charged with one count of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine), a violation of § 13A-12-211, Ala. Code 1975. As a result of an alleged discovery violation by the State, the circuit court dismissed the indictment against Seawright. Pursuant to Rule 15.7, Ala. R.Crim.P., the State appeals the circuit court's judgment dismissing Seawright's indictment.
The record indicates that during a motion hearing held on January 11, 2006, the following occurred:
"MS. COOK [defense counsel]: We'd like to make a motion. The State has listed a video and…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- United States v. G. Cecil Hartley, Travis Dell and Treasure Isle, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
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3Cited by3 opinions
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