Rawls v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Joe Nathan Rawls, alias, was indicted for the unlawful possession of cocaine in violation of § 13A-12-212(a)(l), Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found the appellant guilty as charged in the indictment, and the trial judge set the sentence at three years’ imprisonment, split with one year’s imprisonment and, thereafter, three years probation.

The only issue raised on appeal is whether the State failed to prove a prima facie case of possession of cocaine. The appellant moved for a judgment of acquittal after the State rested its case. No other motion for a judgment of acquittal or…