Legal Opinion
Brownlee v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 26, 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
El Paso Brownlee was convicted for the offense of possession of marijuana for personal use and sentenced to six months' confinement in the county jail.
The evidence shows that the defendant was initially arrested on an outstanding 1983 writ of arrest for failure to pay the fine on a misdemeanor traffic violation for driving while his license had been suspended. The marijuana was discovered while he was being "booked" at the police station on that offense. The defendant contends that he was illegally arrested because he was not shown the writ of arrest before he was taken into custody. "For an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Edward Marx, Frank Sladek and Keith HerringCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Darlene Longmire, A/K/A Darlene BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Angel Alfredo VigoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ex Parte TalleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
- Ex Parte BrownleeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- State v. WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2008