Legal Opinion

Pugh v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 20, 1985PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lester R. Pugh was indicted and convicted for trafficking in cocaine in violation of Alabama Code 1975, Section 20-2-80. Sentence was ten years' imprisonment and a fine of $25,000.00. Three issues are raised on appeal.

I

There was no reversible error in the refusal of the trial judge to require the disclosure of the informant's identity or in his refusal to allow defense counsel to question an informant about his conversations with a police officer in order to establish the unreliability of that informant.

Mobile Police Officer Jeff Stokes testified that about midmorning on April 14, 1982, he…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. Hopper v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  2. Ex Parte PughSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  3. Hamm v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
  4. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
  5. Sawyer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992

12 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