Legal Opinion
Carr v. City of Florence
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided January 12, 1990No. Civ. A. 88-AR-5262-NWPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ACKER, District Judge.
The above-entitled case arose out of a nighttime chase and warrantless search by law enforcement personnel from several police jurisdictions in northwest Alabama. It started when two sons of J.T. Carr were observed in the City of Florence in a situation which gave the appearance of being a drug purchase. This led to a high-speed chase, during which the boys abandoned their vehicle in a cotton field, after which tracking dogs were brought to the scene by the police. A Florence policeman, Officer Ticer, while directing traffic at the scene, was killed by…
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