Jones v. State

The appellant, Willie Earl Jones, alias "Earl the Pearl," was convicted of unlawfully possessing a controlled substance, in violation of § 13A-12-212, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary.

The evidence tended to show that in April 1988, Tommy Woodham, an informant for the Dale County Sheriff's Department, made plans with the appellant to go to Florida for the purpose of purchasing crack cocaine. Mr. Woodham contacted Butch Jones, a narcotics investigator with the sheriff's department, and told him about the plan. Investigator Jones instructed Mr.…