Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 26, 1985PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

From a conviction for the offense of trafficking in marijuana, in violation of § 20-2-80, Code of Alabama (1975), this appeal follows. For the reasons outlined below, the judgment of conviction is affirmed.

The State's evidence tended to prove that on December 15, 1981, an undercover agent with the United Narcotics Detail Operation, Jefferson County Sheriffs Department, went to 2312 Holbrook Terrace in Bessemer, Alabama, to purchase three pounds of marijuana. The undercover agent was assisted by an informant who told him that the appellant (also known as "Fat Sam") would be there. When they…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Dickerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  2. Warren v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  3. United States v. Bobby J. HerndonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  5. Robinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  2. Ex Parte HarperSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  3. Cross v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  4. Donahoo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  5. Gaston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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