McKissick v. State

Appellant Junior Lee McKissick was found guilty, by a jury, of the charge that he "did sell, furnish or give away Marijuana, a controlled substance, contrary to law, in violation of § 20-2-70 of the Code of Alabama". As a result of this conviction,1 appellant was sentenced, as a habitual offender, to 20 years' imprisonment.

The prosecution's evidence established the following. On February 2, 1986, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Officer Jesse Seroyer, while working undercover, approached several males who were standing outside Newsome's Drive-In and asked where he could purchase some marijuana.…