Messelt v. State

A jury found defendant guilty of selling, furnishing, or giving away marijuana, in violation of the Alabama Controlled Substances Act. Code of Alabama, 1973 Cum. Supp.Tit. 22, §§ 258 (25)-258 (60). The court fixed his punishment at nine years imprisonment in the penitentiary and sentenced him accordingly.

There was positive testimony by an undercover agent of the Police Department of the city of Huntsville that on August 29, 1974, about 8:00 P.M., he and an employed informant went to the apartment of defendant in Huntsville and bought some marijuana from defendant. He said the informant first…