Legal Opinion

Nix v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 12, 2013No. CR-12-0406PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Judge.

Donald Eugene Nix appeals his guilty-plea conviction of the illegal possession of a controlled substance, See § 13A-12-212(a)(1), Ala.Code 1975. Nix was sentenced to 13 months’ imprisonment; that sentence was suspended and he was ordered to pay an assessment of $1,000 to the Drug Demand Assessment Fund, $100 to the Department of Forensics Science Fund, $50 to the Alabama Crime Victims *1103Compensation Fund, and court costs. His driver’s license was suspended for six months.

The record indicates that Nix originally entered a plea of not guilty. He filed a motion to suppress the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. CheatwoodCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2018
  2. State v. WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2017
  3. State v. CheatwoodCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2018

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