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No. ________
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA J
OHN
M.
T
YSON
,
J
R
.,
S
PECIAL
P
ROSECUTOR FOR
T
ASK
F
ORCE ON
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LLEGAL
G
AMBLING
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Appellant,
V
. M
ACON
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OUNTY
G
REYHOUND
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ARK
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NC
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D
/
B
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A
V
ICTORYLAND
,
Appellee
. APPELLANT JOHN M. TYSON, JR.’S REPLY IN SUPPORT OFEMERGENCY MOTION TO VACATE OR STAY INJUNCTION AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT THEREOFOn interlocutory appeal from the Circuit Court of MaconCounty(The Honorable Thomas F. Young Jr.)(No. CV-2010-09) _____________________________John M. Tyson, Jr. Martha TierneyEdgar GreeneOFFICE OF GOVERNOR BOB RILEY600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36130(334) 242-7120(251) 574-8400 (fax)(334) 242-2335 (fax) Attorneys for Appellant John M.Tyson, Jr., Special Prosecutor
E-Filed02/02/2010 @ 02:43:31 PMHonorable Robert EsdaleClerk Of The Court
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ..................................... ii
REPLY IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MOTION TO VACATE OR STAYINJUNCTION ............................................ 1
ARGUMENT .................................................. 3
I.
The Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction To Stopthe Enforcement of a Constitutional CriminalLaw .............................................. 3
A.
Business Owners Have No Vested PropertyRight To Own and Use Illegal Contraband. .... 4
B.
Victoryland Has Not Alleged thatAlabama’s Gambling Laws Are Void orUnconstitutional. ........................... 9
C.
Victoryland Has No Right To Prohibit aWarrantless Search of Its BusinessPremises for Illegal Contraband. ........... 10
D.
The Task Force Has Not Violated AnyAlabama Rule of Procedure. ................. 15
E.
This Court Did Not Implicitly OverturnWell-Established Precedents by Reachingthe Merits in Cornerstone and JCRA. ........ 17
II.
The Trial Court’s TRO Should Be Stayed orVacated. ........................................ 18
CONCLUSION ............................................... 21
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ................................... 22
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIESCases
Accord United States v. Smith459 F.3d 1276 (11th Cir. 2006) .......................... 13Barber v. Cornerstone-- So. 3d ----, 2009 WL 3805712 (Ala. 2009) .......... 2, 14Barber v. Houston Economic Development AssociationNo 109044 (January 15, 2010) .......................... 1, 5Barber v. Jefferson County Racing Assoc.960 So. 2d 599 (Ala. 2006) ........................... 3, 14Barrett v. State705 So. 2d 529 (Ala. Crim. App. 1996) ................... 20Board of Comm’rs v. Orr 61 So. 920 (Ala. 1913) ................................... 9Caudle v. Cotton173 So. 847 (Ala. 1937) ............................... 3, 5City of Bessemer v. Bessemer Waterworks44 So. 663 (Ala. 1907) ................................ 6, 7City of Piedmont v. Evans642 So. 2d 435 (Ala. 1994) .............................. 20Cline v. Frink Dairy Co.274 U.S. 445 (1927) ...................................... 9Davidson v. Phelps107 So. 86 (Ala. 1926) ................................... 6Eastburn v. Holcombe10 So. 2d 457 (Ala. 1942) ............................. 3, 5Ex parte State75 So. 327 (Ala. 1913) ................................... 5Finch v. State124 So. 2d 825 (Ala. 1960) ............................ 3, 8
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