Roberts v. State

The appellant was convicted for the illegal possession of marijuana contrary to the provisions of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. He was sentenced to a two year term in the penitentiary and fined five hundred dollars. He was represented by privately retained counsel in the trial court. He is in this court with a free trial transcript and trial counsel has been appointed to represent him on appeal.

The basic facts in this case are not complicated. The evidence presented by the state revealed that at 1:25 on the morning of February 27, 1976, the appellant was stopped by officers…