Legal Opinion

Bolden v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 18, 2015No. CR-14-0657PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KELLUM, Judge.

The appellant, Richard Lamar Bolden, was convicted of trafficking in marijuana, a violation of § 13A-12-231, Ala.Code 1975. The circuit court sentenced Bolden as a habitual felony offender with one prior felony conviction to life imprisonment. The circuit court ordered Bolden to pay a $25,000 fine; $10,000 to the crime victims compensation fund; a drug-demand-reduction fee of $2,000; a $200 fee to the Forensic Science Trust Fund; and court costs.

Bolden does not challenge on appeal the sufficiency of the evidence. Therefore, only a brief recitation of the facts is necessary in…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  3. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. State v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996

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