Another Search Warrant Appeal Win Bradford Ladner wins search warrant appeal in the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. We successfully defended the trial court’s decision to grant a motion to suppress evidence that was illegally seized when a search warrant was improperly executed. In Trenteon King, the trial court granted King’s motion to suppress evidence [...]
REVERSAL IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIMINAL APPEAL
LIFE SENTENCE REVERSED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING APPEAL Court of Criminal Appeals holds drug dog sniff violates 4th Amendment Recent Court of Criminal Appeals decision reversed Bradford Ladner’s client’s life sentence for drug trafficking, holding the trial court made the wrong ruling when it denied a motion to suppress evidence from a search warrant. Officers of [...]
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR DUI APPEAL
U. S. Supreme Court to Hear DUI Appeal Involving Warrant Requirement for Blood Test The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a DUI appeal in its upcoming term. The DUI appeal is from a DUI conviction in Missouri. The issue in the case is whether police officers must get a warrant before ordering a blood test [...]
Alabama Supreme Court Rules that State is Immune from Award of Attorneys Fees
The Alabama Supreme Court held that Section 14 of the Alabama Constitution prohibited a trial court from awarding a successful plaintiff attorneys fees and court costs against the State. In this case the plaintiff, a private citizen, had successfully challenged the actions of the Governor and the State Treasurer on a claim that they had [...]
