Legal Opinion · Dissent
Lane v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 7, 2012No. 1110660Published
1DissentMalone, Chief Justice
I respectfully dissent from the denial of this petition for a writ of certiorari. I am concerned that on its face the search warrant is defective in that the “Application and Affidavit for Search Warrant” did not present enough information to justify the issuance of the warrant. The affidavit states:
“Within the last 24 hours I spoke with a reliable and confidential informant who has given information in the past that has proved to be true and correct. The informant advised that within the last 72 hours, Marihuana was seen in the possession of a black male known to the Cl as ‘Snake’ at the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Kimberly Ann HoveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Richard William GettelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- Nelms v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
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