Hutchins v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1989
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
October 1997
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Illinois v. Gates · United States v. Ventresca · Massachusetts v. Upton · 409 So. 2d 475 - Congo v. State · 502 So. 2d 786 - Ex Parte Maddox
Most-quoted passages
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“The State proved the appellant was in possession of cocaine on the night he was arrested. There was no need for the State to prove that cocaine is a controlled substance. This court has held repeatedly that a trial court can take judicial notice of whether a substance is designated as a controlled substance and can so instruct the jury. Bentley v. State , 450 So.2d 197 (Ala.Cr.App. 1984); Congo v. State , 409 So.2d 475 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981), cert. denied , 412 So.2d 276 (Ala. 1982); Gilbert v. State , 401 So.2d 342 (Ala.Cr.App. 1981).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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