Alleyne v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Robert Christopher Alleyne was indicted for trafficking in cocaine in violation- of § 20-2-80(2), Code of Alabama 1975. He was found “guilty as charged in the indictment”, sentenced to 25 years in prison and fined $250,000. He raises six issues on appeal.

I

The appellant, Alleyne, first contends that the State failed to prove that he possessed in excess of 400 grams of cocaine because only 12 to 15 grams of the substance was tested. The record reveals that the forensic chemist tested a representative sample of each separate lot of cocaine and found each sample to be at least 98%…