Legal Opinion
Robinson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 18, 1978PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant was indicted and convicted for the offense of possession of marijuana after having been previously convicted of possession of marijuana in the State of Alabama. Title 22, Section 258 (47), Code of Alabama 1940, Recompiled (now Section20-2-70, Code of Alabama 1975). The trial court imposed a sentence of five years' imprisonment. Appellant's retained trial counsel was appointed by the court to represent him on appeal.
Two grounds of error are asserted on appeal: (1) The admission of evidence of prior marijuana offenses and (2) the lack of probable cause to stop and search the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- James E. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Cara Woods, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. v. PritchardSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. CalhounCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Parker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
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