Legal Opinion
Matheny v. Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 19, 1976No. 75-490Published
1Opinion of the Court
425 U.S. 982
96 S.Ct. 2190
48 L.Ed.2d 808
Gerald MATHENY
v.
State of ALABAMA.
No. 75-490.
Supreme Court of the United States
May 19, 1976
On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2DissentJustice Brennan, joined by Justice Stewart and Justice Marshall
1
Petitioner was convicted in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Ala., of violating Ala.Code Tit. 14, § 374(4) (Supp. 1973). That law provides in pertinent part:
2
'(1) Every person who, with knowledge of its contents, . . . has in his possession with intent to sell or commercially distribute, or to give away or offer to give away, any…
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