Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Harris
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 6, 1980No. 79-82PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harris was convicted of illegally possessing drugs. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the judgment in Harris v. State [Ms. Sept. 4, 1979] 387 So.2d 865 (Ala.Cr.App. 1979). This Court granted certiorari to determine whether a certain statement by a person not in court was properly admitted into evidence as an exception to the hearsay rule. We have determined that the statement was improperly admitted and reverse the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Police officers of the City of Birmingham obtained a search warrant from a City Judge to search the residence at 3813 Huntsville Road…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
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3Cited by16 opinions
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