Legal Opinion
Patterson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided April 4, 2008No. CR-06-1793Published
1Opinion of the Court
6 So.3d 35 (2008)
Benjamin Chadwick PATTERSON
v.
STATE of Alabama.
CR-06-1793.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.
April 4, 2008.
Rehearing Denied May 23, 2008.
Certiorari Denied September 12, 2008 Alabama Supreme Court 1071230.
John C. Robbins, Birmingham, for appellant.
Troy King, atty. gen., and Jack W. Willis, asst. atty. gen., for appellee.
2Per curiam
The appellant, Benjamin Chadwick Patterson, was convicted of trafficking in illegal drugs, a violation of § 13A-12-231(3), Ala.Code 1975, and failure to affix tax stamps, a violation of § 40-17A-4, Ala. Code 1975. The circuit court sentenced Patterson to serve…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited11 opinions
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- DeShazo v. City of HuntsvilleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
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