Legal Opinion
State v. Chesson
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 7, 2006No. 2050016PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a forfeiture proceeding conducted pursuant to § 20-2-93, Ala. Code 1975. On November 15, 2004, Officer Kevin Briley and Officer Daniel Dietrich, members of the Anniston Police Department, stopped a Ford Ranger pickup truck ("the vehicle") being driven by Chancelor Todd Chesson because the vehicle had a nonfunctioning tag light. Chesson was the owner and sole occupant of the vehicle. Officer Dietrich observed in plain view what he believed to be drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, and Chesson was asked to exit the vehicle. Officer Dietrich conducted a pat-down search of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Eleven Automobiles v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Ex Parte McConathySupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
- Reach v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Winstead v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cowart v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- Hall v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2014
- Green v. City of Montgomery, 2100713 (ala.civ.app. 9-16-2011)Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- Hitchcock v. StateCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2012
- State v. ChessonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2006