STATE v. TATUM

CR-92-1555.

642 So.2d 523 (1994)

STATE v. Derrick Lamont TATUM.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

March 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Broussard, Asst. Dist. Atty., Huntsville, and Stephen Dodd, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Jackie D. Ferguson, Huntsville, for appellee.


TAYLOR, Judge.

Derrick Lamont Tatum was indicted for possessing cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. Tatum moved to suppress evidence of the cocaine found on his person at the time of his arrest. After a hearing, the trial court granted Tatum's motion. The state then filed a motion asking that the case against Tatum be "nolle prosequi," commonly referred to as nol-prossed. That motion was granted. The State of Alabama now attempts to appeal...

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