Legal Opinion
Harrell v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 9, 1989No. 88-1226PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant, Joe Louis Harrell, was convicted of possession of cocaine and other offenses in Mobile Circuit Court. He challenges that conviction, based upon the rule of law stated in Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712,90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986).
Harrell was allegedly seen at a Mobile area "skin house" (local slang for a gambling establishment) by two Mobile police officers who had entered the premises without a search warrant. The officers forced the occupants of the premises to stand along a wall while they searched for contraband. Several persons were in the house at this time, and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- People v. WheelerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Ex Parte BranchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
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3Cited by76 opinions
- Ex Parte BirdSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Ex Parte BankheadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Harrell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Ex Parte ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- McLeod v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
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