Legal Opinion
State v. Moore
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 14, 2012No. CR-11-1079PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINDOM, Presiding Judge.
The State of Alabama appeals the circuit court’s decision to suppress evidence of crack cocaine discovered during a search of Edwin M. Moore’s vehicle after Moore was stopped for a traffic violation. For the reasons that follow, this Court reverses the circuit court’s order and remands this cause for further proceedings.
On January 20, 2012, a Montgomery County grand jury issued an indictment charging Moore with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, see § 13A-12-212(a)(1), Ala.Code 1975. On March 13, 2012, Moore filed a motion to suppress the crack cocaine…
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