Cooley v. State

The appellant, Larry Wade Cooley, was charged with distributing a controlled substance, a violation of §13A-12-211, Code of Alabama 1975, and distributing marijuana, a violation of § 13A-12-213. He was acquitted of the distributing marijuana charge and was found guilty of distributing a controlled substance. He was sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary and was fined $1,000 under the Demand Reduction Assessment Act, § 13A-12-281.

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The appellant contends on appeal that the trial court erred in allowing evidence of a search warrant issued for the appellant's premises 11 years before…