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HAWKINS v. STATE

89-1528.

585 So.2d 154 (1991)

Ex parte State of Alabama. (Re Dwayne Lamar HAWKINS v. STATE).

Supreme Court of Alabama.

April 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., and James B. Prude, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

S. Alec Spoon, Montgomery, for respondent.

KENNEDY, Justice.

Dwayne Lamar Hawkins was convicted of possession of a controlled substance, in violation of § 13A-12-212, Ala.Code 1975. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the conviction. We reverse and remand.

The issue is whether the cocaine found in Hawkins's possession was the product of an illegal search and seizure.

Hawkins was stopped by two City of Montgomery police officers for a routine...

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