Swicegood v. State

Appellant was convicted of violating the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act; fined $25,000; and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.

I

Appellant contends that the trial court committed reversible error when it failed to grant his motion to suppress; he asserts that his warrantless arrest was improper since there was no probable cause to justify it. This constitutional issue was the principal issue at trial.

Police Officer Bishop testified that on February 21, 1980, he and other officers proceeded to a motel after an informant had told them that an escaped prisoner was in room 204. They…