Jones v. State

In a two-count indictment, Maurice Jones was charged with the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance within a three-mile radius of a school, in violation of §§ 13A-12-211 and 13A-12-250, Code of Alabama 1975, and possession of a controlled substance, in violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found Jones guilty of the unlawful sale of a controlled substance, and Jones was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment plus an additional 5 years' imprisonment under the three-mile radius enhancement provision of § 13A-12-250, Code of Alabama 1975.

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Jones contends that the trial…