Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 1, 1980PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appellant's sole contention for a reversal of his conviction for burglary in the second degree is based upon the denial of his motion to suppress as evidence two items of personal property that had been stolen from the burglarized premises, which were later found by officers on a warrantless search of a hotel room in which appellant was the registered guest. He insists that the search was in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. He asserts two separate reasons for his insistence:

1. That appellant was unlawfully arrested and that such unlawful arrest…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  2. Collins v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. State v. HeisingerSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
  4. United States Ex Rel. Rutz v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Bridges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  2. Bryant v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002
  3. Harrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984

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