Hammins v. State

Appellant was convicted of possession of marijuana in violation of § 20-2-70, Code of Alabama 1975. Sentence was fifteen years in the penitentiary. Four issues are presented for our review.

I

Hammins contends that there was insufficient evidence of his knowledge of the presence of marijuana in the car he was driving at the time of his arrest. On the basis of an informant's tip, Hammins and one James Watt were put under surveillance by agents of the F.B.I. and members of the Mobile Police Department.

Hammins was the driver of the car when stopped and had been the only person seen driving the car…