Williams v. State

On Application for Rehearing

This court's opinion of October 31, 1997, is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor.

The appellant, Moses E. Williams, pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance, see § 13A-12-212, Ala. Code 1975, and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. That sentence was split, and he was ordered to serve 2 years. Before entering his guilty plea, the appellant moved to suppress evidence of the crack cocaine found in his pocket, arguing that the officers did not have a reasonable suspicion to stop him. Therefore, the appellant alleges that the crack cocaine…