Oswalt v. State

The appellant, Ronald Eric Oswalt, was convicted of trafficking in cocaine, a violation of Ala. Code 1975, §13A-12-231, and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. The sentence was split, and the appellant was ordered to serve three years' imprisonment and the balance of his sentence was suspended upon the condition that he be placed on probation for five years following his release. He appeals, raising three issues.

After an unsuccessful effort to suppress evidence of the contraband forming the basis of the charge, the appellant waived a trial by a jury, and the case was submitted to the…