Legal Opinion
Oliver v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 25, 1970No. 6 Div. 12PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*120ALMON, Judge.
Mack Oliver was convicted of illegal possession of marijuana and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
He contends the trial court erred in denying his pre-trial motion to suppress the marijuana, alleging that it was seized in an illegal search and further that the court should have granted his motion to exclude the State’s evidence.
The affidavit sworn to by Joseph B. Jones, a detective for the City of Birmingham, which led the magistrate to issue the search warrant is as follows:
“(Describe Property) Marijuana and certain other amphetamines and barbiturates a more…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- State v. MarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Nelms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
- Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
- Funches v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
- McConnell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
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