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State v. Calhoun

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 21, 1986No. 85-594PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a search and seizure case.

For the sake of clarity, we reiterate the facts which were revealed at the hearing on the defendants' motion to suppress, as set out in the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals, inState v. Calhoun, 502 So.2d 795 (Ala.Crim.App. 1986):

"Sometime between 1:00 and 2:00 on the afternoon of February 4, 1985, John Givens, a narcotics officer with the Dothan Police Department, received a phone call at his house from a confidential informant. The informant had provided Givens with information in the past and the information had been reliable. Givens had made cases…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Sockwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  2. Ex Parte TuckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
  3. State v. SkaggsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2004
  4. Lamar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  5. Cains v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989

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