Dale v. State

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Thomas Angelo Dale was indicted for possession of controlled substances in violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment," and he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment in the penitentiary.

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The appellant asserts his motion to suppress should have been granted because Officer Lance Monley lacked probable cause to seize, search, and arrest the appellant.

At the suppression hearing,…