Legal Opinion

Racine v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 29, 1973No. S.C. 587PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of possessing marijuana and the judgment was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals. His application for writ of certiorari was improvidently granted by this court on November 5, 1973. The writ is withdrawn and the application for writ of certiorari is denied.

The application for writ of certiorari charged that the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals dealing with the question of double jeopardy was contrary to cases in this court and followed in that court holding that when a plea of former jeopardy is regularly interposed, it is subject to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Shiflett v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953
  2. Mikell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  3. Hughes v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
  4. Parsons v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  5. Blevins v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  3. Doster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2010
  4. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  5. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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