Legal Opinion

S.W. v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 18, 1997No. CR-95-1471PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COBB, Judge.

The appellant, S.W., was convicted on April 25, 1996, as a youthful offender, of possession of burglar’s tools and unlawfully breaking and entering a vehicle. See §§ 13A-7-8 and 13A-8-ll(b), Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to serve one year and one day in the penitentiary for each offense. The sentences were to run concurrently. S.W. raises three issues on appeal.

I

S.W. argues that the trial court erred in ruling that evidence that had previously been held inadmissible and suppressed in a separate district court proceeding was admissible in the circuit court trial.

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HowardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1997
  2. Goodwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  3. State v. PetersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
  4. Ex parte State of Alabama.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. Sean GreenCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006

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