Legal Opinion

Shearer v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided January 18, 1991No. CR 89-670PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYSON, Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal. The defendants were indicted for the unlawful sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession of cocaine, in violation of § 20-2-80(2), Code of Alabama 1975. They were found “guilty as charged in the indictment,” after a consolidated trial. Shearer was sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in prison. Kirksey was sentenced to 3 years in prison. Both defendants raise the following two issues on appeal.

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The appellants first contend that the trial court erred in denying their motion for mistrial because, they say, the State failed to disclose the terms of an…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  3. McCray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  4. Coleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  5. Sommer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  2. Hagood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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