Legal Opinion
State v. Cortner
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 25, 2004No. CR-02-1909PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On August 16, 2001, Derris Lamon Cortner and two others, Shakie Dilworth and Jason Terry, were pulled over and arrested for illegal drugs found in a drink container in the vehicle. Cortner was arrested for the unlawful possession of controlled substances (crack cocaine and marijuana). Law enforcement then searched the purported residence of Cortner, with the permission of George Fletcher, the purported lessee, and confiscated $10,000 in cash. No drugs were recovered from the apartment.
On September 26, 2001, the State filed a civil condemnation action regarding the $10,000, naming Cortner and…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Ralph Henry Cooper v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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