Dawkins v. State

Appellant David Dawkins was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment after his conviction for the sale of cocaine in violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Ala. Code 1975 § 20-2-70. From this conviction, Dawkins asserts four issues on appeal.

I

Appellant first asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a continuance. It appears from the record that his case was first tried to a mistrial and was retried six days later, resulting in his conviction. Dawkins contends that there should have been a delay until he could secure a transcript of the…