Legal Opinion

Myrick v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided February 10, 1987No. 6 Div. 100PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Greg Myrick was convicted on two indictments charging separate sales of marijuana. He was given concurrent sentences of three years’ imprisonment in each case. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in preventing him from impeaching the credibility of the State’s main witness. We agree.

At trial, Charles Ivey testified that he had been hired by the Hanceville Police Department “as an undercover officer to work the drug problem.” He stated that “[ujsually when [he] made a buy [he] would take notes about the incident and then [he] would keep the marijuana or…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  2. Housing Authority v. Decatur Land Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  3. Rector v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1914
  4. Ex Parte TuckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Hendrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Locke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987

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