Nye v. State

The appellant, Heywood Nye, appeals from his two convictions for the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance (cocaine), § 13A-12-211, Ala. Code 1975, and his conviction for the distribution of imitation controlled substances (imitation cocaine), § 20-2-143, Ala. Code 1975. He raises four issues for our review on appeal. However, because three of these issues are based on a claim that the appellant was misnamed in the indictments, we shall address these three issues together.

I

The appellant's first contention is that the trial court erred in not granting his motion to dismiss. The…