Smith v. State

LYONS, Justice.

Navada DeWayne Smith was convicted of trafficking in cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-231(2)a„ Ala.Code 1975, and failure to affix tax stamps, a violation of § 40-17A-4, Ala.Code 1975. Smith was sentenced to serve concurrent terms of imprisonment — 10 years on the trafficking conviction and 1 year on the failure-to-affix conviction. The trial court split the sentence on the trafficking conviction and ordered that Smith serve a term of imprisonment of three years followed by three years on probation. Smith appealed. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions, with an…