Legal Opinion

Mack v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 23, 1988No. 3 Div. 944PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Curtis Lee Mack, pleaded guilty to an attempt to possess a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of § 20-2-162, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to two years’ probation and ordered to serve six consecutive weekends in the Montgomery County Jail.

On appeal, Mack argues that attempted possession of a controlled substance, according to § 13A-4-2, should be a misdemeanor. Specifically, he states that since § 13A-4-2 treats attempts less severely than the substantive crime, an at*972tempt to possess cocaine should be classified as a misdemeanor instead…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Murphy v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  2. Coan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  3. Chesteen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  4. McDavid v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990

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