Carroll v. State

The appellant, Clennan Ray Carroll, was convicted of the unlawful possession of controlled substance, a violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. The appellant was sentenced to serve three years' imprisonment; his sentence was suspended, and he was placed on three years' probation.

I

The appellant argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress certain evidence because, he says, his arrest for disorderly conduct was unlawful and the resulting seizure of his stomach contents was illegal.

During the hearing on the appellant's motion to suppress, the State presented the…