Legal Opinion
Nodd v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 16, 1989PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tony Nodd was convicted for the unlawful possession of cocaine in violation of Ala. Code 1975, § 20-2-70. The sentence of five years' imprisonment was split, with the defendant to serve six months in a jail-like institution and the remainder on formal probation. Three issues are raised by Nodd on this appeal from that conviction.
I
Nodd maintains that reversible error was committed when the trial judge ordered a severance of his case from that of a co-defendant on the day of trial.
In May of 1987, Nodd and his companion, Kennedy Charles Osborn, were arrested for a violation of Alabama's…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- DeBruce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
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