Legal Opinion

Davenport v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 29, 1973No. 3 Div. 171PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. J. HARALSON, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.

The appellant was convicted of possession of marijuana and sentenced by the court to four years imprisonment and from this judgment he has appealed.

From the State’s evidence it appears that on the night of August 1, 1971, Officer Conner of the Montgomery Police Department, in company with an informer, went to an address in Riverview Court where the officer saw the informer receive a package from the appellant. The package was turned over to the officer, who took it to Police Headquarters and delivered it to Detective J. H. Lisenby, of the Vice…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Ex Parte GrimmettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  4. Parsons v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
  5. Dixon v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ex Parte BankheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  2. Hatton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Malone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Wilsher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  5. Snyder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003

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