Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided September 8, 2017No. CR–15–1066PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WINDOM, Presiding Judge.
The State of Alabama appeals the circuit court's order suppressing evidence of cocaine discovered in Tommy Williams's pocket during a traffic stop. For the reasons that follow, this Court reverses the circuit court's order and remands the cause for further proceedings.
On February 21, 2013, Cpl. A.T. Caffey of the Montgomery Police Department stopped Williams's automobile because Williams failed to signal while turning. During the traffic stop, Cpl. Caffey discovered cocaine in Williams's pocket and arrested him for possession of a controlled substance. On April 8,…
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