Legal Opinion

Presley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 12, 1990No. CR 89-388PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWEN, Judge.

Earl Presley was convicted for trafficking in marijuana, was fined $25,000, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole as a habitual felony offender. He raises four issues on this appeal froto that conviction.

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The defendant argues that the evidence was insufficient to show that he was in possession of more than 2.2 pounds of marijuana as required for a conviction for trafficking under Ala.Code 1975, § 20-2-80 (now § 13A-12-231(1)).

“This Court has recently held that in order to convict a person for trafficking in marijuana pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 20-2-80, the State…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Slaughter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  2. Dickerson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  3. Fiorella v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. Ex Parte WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  5. Sexton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte PresleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  2. W.L.L. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  3. Ex Parte PresleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  4. WLL v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994

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