Legal Opinion

Barbosa v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided April 4, 1976No. 4 Div. 433PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOOKOUT, Judge.

Possession of marijuana for other than personal use; sentence: five years and a fine of $500.00.

The sole question on appeal concerns the search of the appellant’s automobile. From the record, it appears that officers, armed with a warrant to search the apartment where appellant lived, also searched his automobile which was parked adjacent to the apartment building. No controlled substances were found in the apartment, but a brown paper sack was found under the seat of the appellant’s car which contained fourteen “lids” of marijuana.

Appellant filed a motion to suppress the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Aldridge v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  2. Guenther v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  3. Baldwin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Copeland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  2. McHellen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Mayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Goodman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  5. Gray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978

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