Lott v. State

Appellant John D. Lott, Jr. was indicted by the Dale County Grand Jury for the offense of trafficking in marijuana. Lott was convicted and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. In addition, he was fined $25,000.00 plus costs.

The facts as they are revealed by the State's case in chief show that an informant, Army Sergeant Robert Boyd, told the Dale County Sheriff's Department that he would set up a buy of marijuana from the appellant. The informant arranged a meeting and told the Sheriff's Department that if marijuana were in the car in which he and appellant would be driving, he would scratch…