Legal Opinion
McVickers v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 14, 1989No. 8 Div. 986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Kathy Hester McVickers, was convicted of trafficking in marijuana, in violation of § 20-2-80, Code of Alabama 1975. She was sentenced to six years in prison.
The evidence presented by the State tended to establish that around 6:00 p.m. on February 23, 1987, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department received information from a confidential informant that the appellant was involved in the transportation of drugs. Approximately four hours after the first tip, the officers received a second tip from the same informant. The information contained within the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- United States v. Victor F. MaganaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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