Adams v. State

The appellant, Bruce Wykine Adams, was convicted of second-degree possession of marijuana, a violation of § 13A-12-214, Ala. Code 1975. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.

I

Adams contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to exclude marijuana seized during a search of his person. Specifically, he argues that the police conducted an illegal patdown, thereby violating his Fourth Amendment rights, see Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1,88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968).

The state's evidence established the following. Bay Minette police officer James Eissler testified that around…