Legal Opinion
West v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 5, 2010No. CR-09-0132PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLUM, Judge.
The appellant, James Michael West, Jr., pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in cocaine, a violation of § 13A-12-231, Ala.Code 1975. The trial court sentenced West, as a habitual offender, to a term of life imprisonment and ordered West to pay a $50,000 fine, $500 to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Fund, a $2,000 Drug Demand Reduction Act assessment, and a $100 Department of Forensic Sciences assessment.
On April 30, 2009, a Houston County grand jury indicted West on one count of trafficking in cocaine. On May 4, 2009, West filed a motion to suppress on the ground…
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