Legal Opinion
Cains v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided September 29, 1989PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clayton Cains was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, a violation of § 32-5A-191(a)(2), Code of Alabama 1975, and sentenced to pay a fine of $500. On appeal, he claims that he was illegally arrested and that the State did not establish the proper predicate for introduction of his blood alcohol test results into evidence.
I
On March 13, 1988, State Troopers McGlothlin, Peacock, and Tolbert set up a roadblock on Alabama highway 59, between Stapleton and Loxley, to check for "drivers' licenses, equipment violations, persons who were driving under the influence, [and] anything that…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
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