Legal Opinion

Davidson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 28, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gary Wayne Davidson was convicted of third degree burglary and was sentenced to twenty-one years in the state penitentiary.

During the night of March 19, 1985, a boathouse owned by William Quick was broken into and his motorboat was stolen. After informing the police of the burglary, Mr. Quick and a friend began looking around the lake for the stolen boat. They found the boat pulled up onto a nearby embankment. Several fishing rods and other equipment that had been in the boat were missing, but Mr. Quick found these items hidden in some nearby foliage. The police subsequently set up a stakeout…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Andrews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  2. Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  3. Peoples v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  4. Stephens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  2. Harrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  3. Shearer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  4. Francis v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2012
  5. Teal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989

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