King v. State

The appellant, Ragon King, pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a violation of § 13A-12-212, Ala.Code 1975, and was sentenced to six years in prison. Before pleading guilty King specifically reserved his right to appeal the circuit court’s ruling denying his motion to suppress.

At the suppression hearing, Sgt. Mike Parrish of the Chambers County Sheriffs Department testified that he received numerous complaints from Gabriel Wayne Hornsby’s neighbors about unusual activity at Hornsby’s house. The complaints were based on the heavy traffic to and…