Jones v. State

The appellant, Eric Jones, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. Pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act, he was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

The state's evidence tended to show that on the morning of November 6, 1991, Officer Michael Ray Locke and Officer John Szamier, of the Huntsville Police Department, were on patrol as part of the Community Officer Resource Team (CORT), which patrols high crime areas and areas known for drug trafficking in Huntsville.

The officers were patrolling the St. Clair…