Legal Opinion

Golden v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided May 30, 1978No. 3 Div. 839PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYSON, Judge.

The indictment charged Holly Golden, alias Holly Goeden, with the possession of heroin. The case was tried before a judge, without a jury, and he found the appellant guilty as charged and set punishment at fifteen years imprisonment.

David Green of the Montgomery Police Department testified that on May 17, 1977, he received a telephone call from a confidential informant who told him that a black male was dealing in heroin at the Travel-odge Motel on Federal Drive in Montgomery, Alabama. On May 18, 1977, Detective Green received another telephone call from the same confidential…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Conner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  2. Lewis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  3. Love v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  4. Blaine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  5. Scaloni v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980

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