Legal Opinion
Norman Dennis Martin v. State of Alabama and Circuit Court of Russell County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1984No. 83-7215PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents a single issue: was the evidence produced at petitioner Martin’s trial sufficient to support his conviction for the sale of marijuana in violation of Alabama law? Holding that it was, we reverse the district court’s grant of habeas corpus relief.
Petitioner was indicted under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Ala.Code § 20-2-1 et seq. (1975), for the sale of marijuana. At petitioner’s trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Russell County, Alabama, the principal witness for the State was an officer of the Russell County sheriff’s…
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