Springfield v. State

Timothy Patrick Springfield was indicted for criminal solicitation of Dilaudid, a controlled substance, in violation of § 13A-12-202, Code of Alabama 1975. He was found "guilty as charged in the indictment" and was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender. The record reveals the following:

Officer Ken Williams of the Birmingham Police Department was in charge of an undercover operation concerned with reducing the demand for drugs on certain street corners. On October 26, 1989, he and several other officers conducted an undercover operation which involved videotaping and recording…