Schaut v. State

The appellant was indicted for trafficking in cocaine, in violation of § 20-2-80, Code of Alabama (1975), and the unlawful possession of marijuana, in violation of § 20-2-70,Code of Alabama (1975). The appellant entered a plea of guilty to the offense of possession of marijuana and that charge was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor. The appellant was thereafter convicted of trafficking in cocaine and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000, as well as $25 to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Fund. Because one of the issues raised by the appellant…