Legal Opinion
State v. Knox
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 23, 2015No. CR-12-2019Published
1Opinion of the Court
On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court
WINDOM, Presiding Judge.
The State of Alabama appeals the circuit court’s decision to suppress evidence of marijuana discovered during a search of Teddy Lee Knox’s vehicle after Knox was stopped for a traffic violation. ■
In State v. Knox, 201 So.3d 1203 (Ala.Crim.App.2014), this Court set out the following facts surrounding the search of Knox’s vehicle:
“On August 9, 2011, Officer Matt Wilson of the Fort Payne Police Department was patrolling Interstate 59 when he encountered a vehicle being driven by Knox. Knox was driving his vehicle at what Officer…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Figueroa-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- United States v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
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