Sommer v. State

Steven Randall Sommer was indicted for the offense of selling marijuana in violation of § 20-2-70, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found Sommer "guilty as charged" and, following a sentencing hearing, the trial judge set punishment at three years' imprisonment and a $1,000.00 fine.

Sommer appeals from this conviction alleging (1) that the trial court erred in admitting the marijuana into evidence over his objection that a proper chain of custody was not shown and, (2) that the trial court erred in refusing to charge the jury on the defense of entrapment.

On November 7, 1984 Jerry Newton, a…