State v. Murray

Virgil Murray was indicted for unlawful possession of cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-212, Ala. Code 1975. He subsequently filed a motion to suppress evidence of the cocaine seized at the time of his arrest. Following a suppression hearing, the trial court granted Murray's motion and suppressed the evidence. The state appeals.

The following facts were established at the suppression hearing. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on March 30, 1997, E.H. Sisson and M.A. Burdette, officers with the Montgomery Police Department, were in their police vehicle on routine patrol in the area of the Sherwood…