Legal Opinion
Barber v. Cornerstone Community Outreach, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 13, 2009No. 1080805 and 1080806PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURDOCK, Justice.
On December 30, 2008, Governor Bob Riley issued Executive Order No. 44 creating the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling (“the Task Force”). The order stated that the purpose of the Task Force was “promoting and supporting uniform statewide enforcement of Alabama’s anti-gambling laws and to carry out the Alabama Constitution’s strong public policy against lottery schemes and illegal gambling.” The order created a special prosecutor to serve as the commander of the Task Force, who, in that capacity, is empowered to “have statewide jurisdiction” to “conduct investigations,…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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