Hawkins v. State

TAYLOR, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, Dwayne Lamar Hawkins, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance, in violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. The appellant was sentenced to two years in the State penitentiary. This sentence was suspended and the appellant was placed on probation and was required to attend boot camp.

The facts, as stipulated to at trial, tended to show that the appellant was stopped by two Montgomery police officers for a routine traffic violation. The appellant did not have a driver’s license and so informed the police when requested to produce one.…