Adams v. State

On Remand from the Alabama Supreme Court

The original opinion in this case, released on December 30, 1999, was authored by another judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals. This case was reassigned to Judge Shaw on January 16, 2001, after remand by the Alabama Supreme Court.

Bruce Wykine Adams was convicted of possession of marijuana in the second degree, a violation of § 13A-12-214, Ala. Code 1975, and was sentenced to one year's imprisonment. On December 30, 1999, this court reversed Adams's conviction, holding that the trial court had erred in denying Adams's motion to suppress the marijuana…