Legal Opinion
Sales v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 31, 1983PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was convicted of kidnapping in the second degree in violation of § 13A-6-44, Alabama Code 1975. He was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment.
On November 30, 1981, appellant called the Huntsville Police Department after being told the police were looking for him. Appellant said he was willing to talk.
Testimony given at the hearing on the motion to suppress the statements given and at trial differed significantly between the police investigator and the appellant as to what happened after the appellant arrived at the police station.
Investigator James Parker of the Huntsville Police…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jacob Jennings v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Bobby Lee Hodge, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Hines v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Callahan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Seawright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2000
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