Legal Opinion

Scofield v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 25, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This appeal follows a conviction for the offense of selling cocaine, a controlled substance, in violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, as codified in § 20-2-70,Code of Alabama (1975). For the reasons outlined below, the conviction is affirmed.

Dennis Hobbs, Narcotics Division, Coffee County Sheriff's Department, testified that on June 12, 1984 he went to the residence of Lillie Esther Bryant to purchase some cocaine. At the time, Officer Hobbs was working as an undercover officer; he stated that he had purchased cocaine at the Bryant residence on three previous occasions.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Snider v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  2. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  4. Ex Parte State Ex Rel. Atty. Gen.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  5. Norman Dennis Martin v. State of Alabama and Circuit Court of Russell CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Grantham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  2. Mathis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  3. Fairchild v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  4. Hancock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  5. Clay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API