Legal Opinion

Poores v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided June 9, 1987No. 8 Div. 583Published

1Opinion of the Court

TYSON, Judge.

J.M. Poores was charged by indictment with unlawfully selling, furnishing or giving away 6.4 grams of marijuana, a controlled substance, to one Steve Bradford on to-wit, March 13, 1986, contrary to the provisions of § 20-2-70, Code of Alabama 1975 as amended.

At arraignment the appellant entered a not guilty plea.

Thereafter, the appellant appeared before the trial court and, after a full explanation of his constitutional rights in accordance with Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969) and, also, full explanation of range of punishment as is required…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  3. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987

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