Patton v. State

The appellant was charged with unlawfully selling, furnishing, or giving away heroin, in violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. After a trial by jury, he was found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Notice of appeal was given, and a motion for a new trial was made and subsequently denied.

The State's evidence showed that Deputy James R. Donald, an undercover agent with the United Narcotics Detail Operation, met Deputy Gary Harris on July 21, 1978, and was told to go to 621 Yellow Bird Lane, Birmingham, Alabama, where Donald was to attempt to make a drug…