Legal Opinion

State v. Ellis

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 1, 2010No. CR-09-0083Published

1Opinion of the Court

71 So.3d 41 (2010)

STATE of Alabama

v.

David R. ELLIS.

CR-09-0083.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

October 1, 2010.

Troy King, atty. gen., and Tracy M. Daniel, asst. atty. gen., for appellant.

Benjamin E. Schoettker, Montgomery, for appellee.

2Per curiam

The State of Alabama, pursuant to Rule 15.7, Ala. R.Crim. P., appeals the circuit court's order granting David R. Ellis's motion to suppress the illegal drugs discovered in his vehicle.

In January 2009, Ellis was indicted for the unlawful possession of a controlled substance and for second-degree possession of marijuana. The circuit court granted Ellis's…

Also in this document: Dissent · Welch; Dissent · Main.

3Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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