Reed v. State

The appellant was indicted and convicted for the unlawful possession of a controlled substance, chlordiazepoxide, contrary to and in violation of Sections 20-2-29 and 20-2-70, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury fined the appellant three hundred dollars and the trial court imposed a three year term of imprisonment. The only issue presented by the appellant is the propriety of the warrantless search of his motor vehicle.

I

The evidence concerning the search is undisputed. Between 1:15 and 1:30 on the afternoon of July 29, 1977, agent Sam Robinson of the "United Narcotics Detail" (UNDO) of Jefferson…