Smith v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The appellant, J.C. Smith, was indicted for unlawfully selling a controlled substance, Pentazoftine, in violation of § 20-2-70, Code of Alabama 1975. The jury found him “guilty as charged” and the trial judge sentenced him to 15 years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.

On November 12, 1982, Wilson Mitchell, an undercover narcotics officer with the Mobile Police Department, and a confidential informant named “Fats” went to the home of the appellant to purchase some drugs. When they arrived, Wilson Mitchell said he wished to buy two packages and the appellant, Smith, stated he had…