Legal Opinion

State of Alabama v. Thornal Lee Adams.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 5, 2010No. CR-08-1728PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELCH, Judge.

The State of Alabama appeals the trial court’s order declaring unconstitutional that portion of former § 15-20-22(a)(l), Ala.Code 1975 — a part of the Community Notification Act (“CNA”), § 15-20-20 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 — requiring an adult criminal sex offender to provide the Alabama Department of Corrections (“DOC”), at least 45 days prior to the offender’s release from custody,1 “the actual address at which he or she will reside or live upon release” and dismissing the indictment charging Thornal Lee Adams with violating that section. We affirm.2

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2Cases cited75 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  4. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Murphy v. RaoulDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019
  2. Acra v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2012
  3. Ex parte StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2016
  4. Weldon v. BallowCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2015
  5. State of Alabama v. Nancy Lillian Worley.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011

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