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Childs v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 17, 1995
671 So. 2d 783 (Ala. 1995)

Opinion

1941730.

November 17, 1995.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals; (Houston Circuit Court, CC-94-322; Court of Criminal Appeals, CR-94-0098); Charles L. Little, Judge.

Jeff Sessions, Atty. Gen., and Gregory O. Griffin, Sr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for Petitioner.

Phyllis J. Logsdon, Dothan, for Respondent.


WRIT DENIED.

ALMON, SHORES, KENNEDY, and INGRAM, JJ., concur.

HOOPER, C.J., and MADDOX and HOUSTON, JJ., dissent.


I would issue the writ in this case and review the record in light of some of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in the last decade relating to the rights of the police, based upon reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, to make an investigative stop and to conduct a search, especially if there was a consent to search, which the State says was present in this case. By voting to issue the writ to review the question, I should not be understood as saying that I believe that the State would, or should, ultimately prevail.

HOOPER, C.J., and HOUSTON, J., concur.


Summaries of

Childs v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 17, 1995
671 So. 2d 783 (Ala. 1995)
Case details for

Childs v. State

Case Details

Full title:Ex parte State of Alabama. (In re Jimmie Randall CHILDS v. STATE)

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Nov 17, 1995

Citations

671 So. 2d 783 (Ala. 1995)

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