Legal Opinion
Hunter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 1, 1991No. CR-89-1350PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FAULKNER, Retired Justice.
Wilhemena Hunter was convicted of unlawfully distributing cocaine in violation of § 13A-12-211, Code of Alabama 1975. She was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary-
Hunter’s arrest, indictment, and conviction resulted from an undercover drug operation by a Selma, Alabama, detective.
An officer in the undercover operation was introduced to the drug community by a confidential informant. In turn, the officer made drug buys. Over an eight-day period, more than 50 drug purchases were made by the officer.
On June 22, 1989, the undercover officer and the informant went to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. Miriam Rodriguez DiazCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Lightfoot v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Self v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
3Cited by1 opinion
- Sanders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993