Legal Opinion

Riley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 20, 1985No. 3 Div. 141PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAYLOR, Judge.

Appellant Edward Collidge Riley was indicted for possession of cocaine in violation of § 20-2-70, Code of Alabama 1975, and for trafficking in cannabis in violation of § 20-2-80, Code of Alabama 1975. Appellant entered a guilty plea to the charge of possession of cocaine. At the same time, the indictment for trafficking in cannabis was amended to charge the felony possession of marijuana and appellant pleaded guilty to that charge. At sentencing, he received a sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment in each case, the sentences to run concurrently. Following denial of a motion to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  4. United States v. James Morrow Roper, Christian Matthew Newton, John Jackson Miller TruxellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Ex Parte HarborSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cade v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  2. Tice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Herring v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2014

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