Legal Opinion

Morrison v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 27, 1996No. CR-95-1709PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The appellant, Ricky Morrison, appeals the trial court's summary denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He raises three issues on appeal.

According to the appellant, he was sentenced on January 27, 1986, to serve 15 years in prison after being convicted of unlawful distribution of marijuana. On April 20, 1993, he was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison after being convicted of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, which offense he committed while on parole. This latter sentence, which he began serving on April 20, 1993, was to be served concurrently with the prior,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kenneth Henley v. Willie E. Johnson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  2. McKinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1995

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
  2. Montgomery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  3. Campbell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998
  4. Corley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  5. Corley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007

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