Meadows v. State

Appellant Earnest Meadows was convicted after a jury trial of unlawful possession of marijuana for purposes of trafficking therein, a violation of § 20-2-80, Code of Alabama 1975 (now codified at § 13A-12-231, Code of Alabama 1975). He was subsequently sentenced to five years in prison and was fined $25,000.

The evidence at trial tended to show that a state pilot, employed by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, observed what appeared to be marijuana growing on property owned by the appellant. Thereafter, a ground search of his property was conducted. The search revealed 113 marijuana plants…