Berry v. State

Jimmy Berry, the appellant, was convicted for the unlawful distribution of cocaine in violation of Ala. Code 1975, §13A-12-211, and was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment as a habitual felony offender. He raises two issues on this appeal from that conviction.

I

The appellant argues that the trial court committed reversible error in refusing to require the State to disclose the identity of the confidential informant and in refusing to allow him to call that informant to testify as a witness for the defense.

Initially we note that the appellant never made a request to call the informant as a…