Legal Opinion
Sides v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 12, 1990PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ben Alton Sides was convicted of speeding and DUI. He was fined $250, was given a 30-day suspended sentence, and was ordered to pay $15 to the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund. He raises three issues on this appeal from those convictions.
I
The defendant claims that the State presented insufficient evidence that he was under the influence at the time he was driving.
Trooper M.W. McHenry stopped the defendant for speeding at 9:25 p.m. In the course of obtaining information from the defendant to complete the Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint, McHenry noticed "a strong odor of alcoholic…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Ex Parte BettertonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Morton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Stone v. City of HuntsvilleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
- Babers v. City of Tallassee, Ala.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2001
- Sides v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Ex Parte StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- B.A.H. v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2009
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