Legal Opinion
Fennell v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 29, 1973No. 8 Div. 340PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeCARLO, Judge.
Isom Fennell, Jr. was convicted under an indictment charging possession of drugs and was sentenced by the Circuit Court of Morgan County to four years in the penitentiary. It is from this judgment that he appeals. This case was argued and submitted on May 10, 1973.
Evidence on behalf of the State tended to show that on April 26, 1969, Deputy Merrill Sims and Sgt. E. L. Anders, both of the Morgan County Sheriffs Department, were working the 6:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. shift. Deputy Sims testified that prior to going on duty, he was instructed by Sheriff Sandlin to watch for an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Knight v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
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