Legal Opinion
Travis v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 4, 1979PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was indicted and convicted for the felonious possession of marijuana. Alabama Code (1975), Section 20-2-70. Sentence was three years' imprisonment. The major issue on appeal is whether the affidavit is sufficient to support a finding of probable cause to search.
I
The substance of the affidavit is as follows:
"Before me, the honorable Newman C. Sankey, Judge of the District Court of Montgomery County, Montgomery, Alabama, the undersigned being first duly sworn deposes and says:
"That they are Police Officers in and for the City of Montgomery, Alabama, and that they have reason to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- McCray v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hatton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Laffitte v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Spradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Foy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Eldridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Reese v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
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