Cephus v. State

John Cephus, Sr., was indicted for the sale of cocaine in violation of § 20-2-70, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant "guilty as charged in the indictment." The appellant was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

The appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Thus, the facts of this case will be briefly stated.

On August 8, 1987, John Crawford, an undercover agent for the A.B.C. Board, purchased cocaine from the appellant at the appellant's home. This is located in Bullock County, Alabama. During this undercover investigation 18 arrests…