Jackson v. State

PATTERSON, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Bobby E. Jackson, was convicted for possession of marijuana, first degree, in violation of § 13A-12-213, Code of Alabama 1975, and was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and fined $500.

The prosecution’s evidence established the following: Clay East, having been caught by Deputy William Gibson with a small amount of marijuana in his possession, offered to help Gibson make a case against someone dealing marijuana. They set up a controlled buy wherein East would accompany the appellant to Monroe Motor Court South and introduce him to an undercover…